Mayor Bill de Blasio, seen here at a recent 3-K for All event, is caught in a controversy over the future of gifted and talented programs in city schools. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via Flickr) The Gifted Student Quandary Recent recommendations by the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group to change how we identify and teach the city's brightest... News 16 Sep 2019 | 02:44