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An elite Virginia high school overhauled admissions for gifted students – here's how to tell if the changes are working

  • Written by Joni Lakin, Associate Professor of Educational Studies, University of Alabama
imageThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, Va., is the top-ranked public high school in the country.Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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