'Gifted' Label Takes a Vacation in Diversity Quest: "'Gifted' Label Takes a Vacation in Diversity Quest
By Lori Aratani
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 22, 2006; Page B01
Middle school magnet programs in Montgomery County have traditionally operated as schools within schools, offering specialized curriculum to a few select students -- who have been mostly Asian and white.
But this fall, educators decided to try a different approach. Instead of selecting a few hundred students for traditional school magnets, officials opened magnet programs at three middle schools to everyone."
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