The other day I heard that California has about 1000 school districts. I wonder how many of these have some form (IQ or achievement based) of gifted program. I wonder how many accept GATE funds from the State of California. I wonder how much those funds amount to. I wonder how many use those funds for gifted, since about 8 years ago the legislature said they could apply for GATE funding but use it to buy band uniforms instead. If I or someone gets ambitious, some of this could be revealed through public records requests, and/or legwork and research. It would also be interesting to see how the above has changed year by year. My guess is that "we're losing" in California, and that the above statistics are going from bad to worse.
