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How public schools fail to recognize Black prodigies

  • Written by Donna Ford, Professor of Special Education, The Ohio State University
How public schools fail to recognize Black prodigiesBlack students are underrepresented in gifted education programs. ER Productions Limited via DigitalVision/Getty Images Plus

Editor’s note: Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early...

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