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Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude or competence in one or more domains.

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NAGC News to Note

Make the summer work for your students
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NAGC Recognizes Leaders in the Field
Online Nominations Now Open through June 21
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Key Gifted provision in Senate ESEA Bill
More Needed
Senate education committee K-12 education bill includes provision to support low-income gifted students. NAGC urges additional improvements in committee markup week of June 10. Statement here.

TALENT Act Introduced in House
Rep. Polis (CO) & Latham (Iowa) introduce bill on June 12. NAGC statement here. 

More From NAGC

New Resource Toolbox For Administrators
Check out the videos and other materials designed for school administrators that  provide a snapshot of gifted students and their needs. Click here for the toolbox.

New Books on Common Core State Standards
New books apply the English Language Arts Standards and the Mathematics Standards for advanced and gifted learners. The need for gifted education remains the same. More info here. 

New NAGC Report on Low-Income, High-Ability Students 
Unlocking Emergent Talent  report makes recommendations for practice, policy, and research. Findings result from presentations and discussion at 2012 NAGC National Summit.