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The mirage of the gifted child

Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A bill advancing to the Missouri Senate would require all public schools in the state to conduct universal gifted testing for students before third grade. Missouri House Bill ...
Public debate over gifted education tends to focus on fairness. Who gets to be called “gifted” and what sort of extras do ...
While gifted and talented education programs can be found in most public schools in the country, there is no federal standard for how they are carried out—or how students are selected for them. For ...
A group third grade children in Charleston play a Stretch or Support game as part of a talent development program. A group of third grade students gather around a board game on a Wednesday afternoon ...
Schools have generally been working hard to meet the special educational needs of an array of students — those with learning disabilities, those learning English, those with behavioral issues and ...
Second grade is a big year for testing – not just for reading and math, but also for potential learning disabilities and services like gifted education. About 8% of Alabama children are identified as ...
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is dividing education advocates with his calls to axe a gifted program in schools. Gifted programs have little standard regulation, but their ...
Even as schools across the state brace for sky-is-falling budget cuts, the Tucson Unified School District program for gifted and talented students is prepping for dramatic growth in the next school ...
PATERSON — In a city where the gifted and talented program has produced the top-ranked elementary school in New Jersey, education officials are looking to build on that success. Starting in September, ...