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Igel

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12. That dealt with GT testing.

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 07:39 PM

Sep 2015

In many states GT high-schoolers are channeled into AP courses, but it's neither required nor restricted to them.

I'm not aware of any testing required for AP courses. Counselors do the screening, based on prior coursework and grades.

The main problem with the NBER report was it highlighted inequalities, but not so much with causation. Or the fact that the levels of GT kids in some groups is pretty much impossible. Yet that's the standard. (The problem is that many parents push and for political reasons--community relations, school AYP/report cards, etc.--the numbers of GT kids are inflated.)

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I saw an article last week that said elehhhhna Sep 2015 #1

That dealt with GT testing. Igel Sep 2015 #12

The most liberal SCOTUS in US history considered a related issue and essentially said to merrily Sep 2015 #2

That case ShrimpPoboy Sep 2015 #4

Reply 2 says essentially those same things. merrily Sep 2015 #8

I was just elaborating ShrimpPoboy Sep 2015 #10

Civics is an "advanced-sounding" course? oberliner Sep 2015 #3

OK, what the hell is an AP class? MattSh Sep 2015 #5

Advanced Placement Courses Cosmocat Sep 2015 #7

Thanks! MattSh Sep 2015 #9

ap Phil1934 Sep 2015 #6

Forget "separate but equal" - today's ruling class shamelessly flaunts school inequality! reformist2 Sep 2015 #11

There are two separate but equal issues involved. Igel Sep 2015 #13