Though the DOE is considering developing new tests for gifted admission, they may be ignoring the one part of the test that worries parents most. Statistics showed that the number of black and Latino students admitted into gifted programs had dropped significantly in the past three years, but many parents are more worried that a test taken at the age of four could determine their child's education for the next six years. Furthermore, new tests administered in 2012 may include children as young as three. more ›

Though girls have been surpassing boys in higher education for years, they're beginning to become overrepresented in elementary school classrooms. Currently, about 49% of the city's kindergartners are girls, but they represent 56% of the kindergarten "gifted" classes. Conversely, a 2002 study said boys are "overrepresented in programs for learning disabilities, mental retardation and emotional disturbance, and slightly underrepresented in gifted programs." “It’s kind of weird and stuff," said one boy in the New Explorations in Science and Technology and Math school for gifted children, remarking on his minority status. more ›

The Brooklyn Flea isn't taking the chilly season off, but they are moving things indoors. Co-founder Jonathan Butler (pictured to the right of Eric Demby) told us that the space will be smaller than the outdoor Flea in Fort Greene, with about 30 vendors housed inside. The winter months will be held in a usually empty space at 76 Front Street in DUMBO, which we went over to check out for ourselves. more ›