 In the same way that a region or community that places little value on education may decrease a parent's willingness to invest in the education of their children, that community can reduce a school's willingness to allocate funding to provide advanced and in depth educational opportunities for its students.School boards tend to invest resources in response to the demands of the community, and their communities values have been changed due to the "brain drain" mentioned previously.There is a disproportionate percentage of middle and upper-class White students labeled as gifted and talented compared to lower-class, minority students.