The city has repeatedly come under fire for the racial composition of the programs, which this year enroll about 3% of the city's 439, 000 kindergarten-through-fifth-graders.

WSJ: City Defends Gifted-and-Talented Program Policy

Before long, the Employment Equity Bill, passed in August but not yet implemented, will force all but the smallest firms to submit annual reports to show that they are trying to make the racial and sexual composition of their workforce match that of the local population.

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