Mamdani's plan to cut gifted programs in NYC schools driving parents to competitive private education: report

Parents in New York City are reportedly worried about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to cut gifted programs in public schools, and it's boosting interest in private schools, according to a new report.

New York Magazine reported that the private-school application process causes parents to network and put their children through "intensive" tutoring.

"Parents have complained for decades that getting into an elite independent school in Manhattan is harder than getting into Harvard; for the...