Studies don't bear out the idea that one test for a G&T program defines someone's success. One study that compares folks on the margin (those who just got in v

Studies don't bear out the idea that one test for a G&T program defines someone's success. One study that compares folks on the margin (those who just got in versus those who just missed) suggests that the programs don't matter as much as we think. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/do-gifted-programs-improve-learning/282532/ http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/do-gift... That said, I'm a New Yorker who doesn't want to send my kids to the school down the street where 85% of the kids fail the state exams. (The DOE's response is "Perhaps the tests aren't capturing the learning that's happening there.")