Inside the Test Prep Industry for NYC Gifted Programs

SchoolBook | Jun 9, 2014

Families had to register by Friday for a gifted and talented program if they were among the lucky ones to have received an offer for next school year.

For most families a G&T offer is a golden-ticket moment, a chance to put their children on an enriched academic track. While the application process has closed for this cycle, the fast-growing test prep industry never stops. We get inside a G&T test prep center to hear how young children drill to ace the tests.

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