This is what it is about, right from the horse's mouth.

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"It can set up a kind of have and have-not atmosphere at your school, and we don't have that here," said Aara Davis, principal of Georgian Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring.

I don't think its about egalitarianism, though.

I rereading the article, it appears the GT program was oversold and oversubscribed.

Most school districts could just do grade skips rather than pullouts or special programs. It would save a lot of money, too.

Last edited by Austin; 12/16/08 01:52 PM.