What Would You Do? In this state commuting to work is not common and gifted education is not funded. Would you pick the public school that has a formal gifted program, but a 45 minute commute to work. OR would you pick the public school without a formal program, but supposedly the teachers work with you and no commute to work. Both schools are highly ranked and comparable besides the G&T formal program. The other school simply does not have the funding for it.