Systemic inequities in educational opportunities contribute to reduced economic mobility. Extensive research has documented disproportionality in gifted education at national and state levels. However, limited research examines inequities in gifted education within districts. Informed by critical systems theory (CST), this research provides an analysis of the Gifted Gap in a school district serving a growing metropolitan area with surprisingly limited economic mobility. Results reveal underrepresentation of students experiencing poverty, and Black and Latinx students of all socioeconomic groups in gifted education programs. Inequities in gifted education create systemic barriers including reduced enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a factor that impedes college completion and participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research and innovation. Reducing gifted education disproportionality is a promising way to increase economic mobility and broaden participation in STEM.

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天才差距、STEM 教育和经济不流动

教育机会方面的系统性不平等导致经济流动性降低。广泛的研究记录了国家和州级天才教育的不成比例。然而，有限的研究调查了地区内天才教育的不平等。本研究以批判系统理论 (CST) 为依据，分析了一个学区中的天才差距，该学区服务于经济流动性出奇有限的发展中的大都市区。结果显示，在天才教育计划中，贫困学生以及所有社会经济群体的黑人和拉丁裔学生人数不足。天才教育的不平等造成了系统性障碍，包括大学先修课程 (AP) 的入学人数减少，这是阻碍大学完成和参与科学、技术、工程、和数学 (STEM) 研究和创新。减少天才教育的不成比例是增加经济流动性和扩大 STEM 参与度的一种有前途的方法。