Tl;dr Score gap widens and a lot of people have theories why.
One thing I liked reading is that “school officials and community members are debating whether to end a specialized program for gifted and talented students in favor of gifted programs at each neighborhood school.” Yes please!
You can read the whole article here, part of the Seattle Times Education Lab series.
Highland Park Elementary PTA 
I guess what I would have preferred to read is a *fully funded* gifted program at each school…