Hosted by the Harvard Club of Dallas and open to Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth alumni
Educational disparities are a reality in the United States today. Given the importance of education in social and economic equality – and particularly of access to higher education – it is important to understand drivers of differences in educational attainment among different socioeconomic, racial and ethnic groups.
Proposed solutions often focus on overall funding, remediation, campus accountability, and wraparound services. While these are all important, the academic strengths and needs of high-ability students in marginalized and low-income populations have often been overlooked. Recently, equity advocates have raised concerns about the underrepresentation of Black and Latinx students in advanced academics, including in courses needed to prepare for higher education. In some cases, these GATE programs and services have been challenged or threatened without a full understanding of historical contexts of gifted and talented education, existing research on GATE programs, the responsive, academic needs of high-ability students from culturally and linguistically different populations, and/or strategies that have proved successful in improving access and retention to and equity in advanced learning opportunities.
Join a panel of Texas-based experts as they shed light on the history, purpose, and impact of Gifted and Talented Education programs and services, research on closing the gaps for underrepresented and underserved Black and Latinx students, and why strengthening GATE programs in our public school system is essential to achieving educational equity, justice, and benefit for all students.