Courts Will Not Intervene in New York Gifted Programs as Adams Seeks Expansion

The judge’s filing gives an implicit rubber stamp to Mayor Adams’s plan to increase New York City’s G&T programs in the coming school year, despite opposition from progressive activists.

New York City mayor's office via AP, file
Mayor Adams. New York City mayor's office via AP, file

While the battle for mayoral control is ongoing, Mayor Adams will face one less obstacle to implementing his education policy agenda.

A New York judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused the city’s schools of enshrining a “caste system” on the basis of New York’s specialized learning programs — which the mayor has sought to expand.

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