Queens Pols Applaud Expansion of G&T Programs, Queens Post

Queens Pols Welcome G&T Reboot, QNS

I want to thank Mayor Eric Adams for listening to those of us from across New York who have been calling on the city to expand Gifted & Talented programs and give more children access to accelerated learning, not eliminate them,” said Councilmember Sandra Ung. “When the former mayor made the disastrous decision to eliminate Gifted and Talented programs with no true public engagement process, I worked with my colleague Linda Lee to bring together elected officials and parents from across Northeast Queens to voice our opposition. Throughout the past few months, I have been meeting with the Schools Chancellor and Department of Education to stress the importance of G&T programs in our districts, as well as the rest of the city. The former mayor’s decision to phase out these programs was never in the best interest of our students, and I want to thank the current mayor for making the common sense decision to reverse course and to stand with parents, educators and our students.”