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A district analysis of the program found that more than 70 percent of students enrolled in the program were white and Asian, even though nearly 80 percent of all Boston public school students are Hispanic and Black.
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The program was open to all students in the Boston Public Schools who took a test known as Terra Nova in the third grade and received a high score.
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District officials have launched a working group to determine the long-term future of the program and are expected to make a recommendation in May.