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As a "TAG" identified student in a grade school in the southern suburban Portland area, my son attended a school that was known to be "progressive" and had attracted the best and brightest teachers and administrators when it had opened a few years before he attended. He was offered "opportunities" to attend after school "enrichment" programs as a TAG student. The same offerings that were available to anyone who had the money to pay for attendance. Interesting, but in no way geared to meet the larger needs of kids who were underchallenged in their daily classrooms. That was the extent of the TAG program in our district.

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