Proper education is paralleled with prosperity. Black students are under represented in gifted and talented programs and deserve equal opportunity. I am a proud member of the Howard University community and many of my peers are products of gifted and talented programs in their primary and or secondary education. I appose lowering the standard for these programs but I strongly suggest the consideration of more minorities in these programs. These students are no way less adequate then the rest of their peers and deserve an equal opportunity. The program should reflect the demographics of the school district, e.g. if 25% of the school population is African America, the gifted and talented programs should theoretically be 25% African American.