The Mayor, First Lady, & Chancellor at a school (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office) Last week, Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced that they will administer the controversial and ...

Following months of delay, the city Department of Education is prepared to administer the high-stakes Gifted & Talented exam to 4-year-olds -- but the test will no longer be given after this year, ...

The contract with the educational company that administers the Gifted & Talented test for public school preschoolers narrowly failed to win approval from the city’s education board Thursday, ...

Hundreds of 7-year-olds will soon take the gifted test, but only a few will get in—leaving many disappointed. Why does this happen, and how can we cope? Recently, many young children pulled a small ...

Six students sat around a table, tackling workbooks with pointy pencils, while their teacher reached over their shoulders and checked off their correct answers. “You’re just guessing,’’ the teacher, ...