This is so important. Unfortunately, many may shrug it off, believing that it does not impact them directly. But making decisions based on quotas related to one's demographics rather than based on aptitude, readiness, fit, and meeting needs simply creates poor matches. It also creates dangerous precedent.
For example, members of professional sports teams and Olympic teams are selected based on aptitude, readiness, fit, and meeting needs... not on quotas related to one's demographics.
While being gifted/talented exists in every demographic, there is no guarantee of equal distribution in every sample of individuals.
NationsReportCard.Gov presents
2013 math and reading achievement levels for 4th & 8th grade pupils, by demographic groupings (male/female, NSLP eligible, Asian&Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, AmericanIndian&AlaskaNative, Black)
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Fair and equitable admissions criteria? (June 2018)
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Educators aim to narrow the excellence gap (June 2018)
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Scrap selective middle schools? (July 2018)
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What should everyone know about gifted education? (October 2018)
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Stuyvesant could admit students failing state test (October 2018)
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[i]context: It's not the school; Family life matters[/i] (May 2019)
