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Report: Black students less likely to be chosen for gifted programs

George Ricks and his wife Maria Ricks speak with senior class students at Howard School of Academics and Technology during a graduation practice in the auditorium Monday morning. George and Maria have been volunteering their time at Howard since 1983. George Ricks and his wife Maria Ricks speak with senior class students at Howard School of Academics and Technology during a graduation practice in the auditorium Monday morning. George and Maria have been volunteering their time at Howard since 1983.

By The Tennessean January 19, 2016 1 min read

Black and Latino students are less likely to be selected for gifted programs than white students, especially when a white teacher heads the classroom, according to a Vanderbilt University report released Tuesday.

While student test data explain part of the gap among white and Latino students, the same could not be said for black students, according to the research.

The report – which surveyed data from more than 10,000 elementary school students nationwide – found black students were 66 percent less likely to be assigned to a gifted program as white students.

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