'Gifted' in The News
Gifted kids let down by system
For some of WA's 35,000 gifted children, their overlooked "gifts" have become a burden, forcing them to turn to misbehaviour or switch off from lessons.
Herald Sun
February 7, 2010
Allegany County staff, students to receive state gifted/talented education awards
Allegany County educators and students will be honored by the Maryland State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education at a reception in Annapolis later this month.
Cumberland Times-News
February 6, 2010
South Loop School at crossroads
Ten years ago, South Loop School was struggling with low test scores and on the verge of probation.
Chicago Tribune
February 6, 2010
President Obama proposes eliminating the only federal program for gifted education
One would think President Obama of all people would value gifted education, considering he has two young children and he and his wife are certainly of above average intelligence.
Examiner
February 5, 2010
School District News
Santa Barbara Secondary School District's GATE courses and the district's board focus goal to increase the participation of underrepresented students in GATE courses.
Santa Barbara News
February 4, 2010
Education 'for a better world'
A CALL to build a better world through education without borders went out from Bahrain yesterday. Education is the most important factor in improving stability, productivity and prosperity of a society, said His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Economic Development Board chairman.
Gulf Daily News
February 4, 2010
Birmingham could cut gifted program, education center
The Birmingham school board may eliminate its 10-acre Environmental Education Center, cut back its enrichment program for gifted elementary students and make numerous other changes to help eliminate a nearly $8-million projected budget deficit.
Free Press
February 3, 2010
Teaching teachers to teach the gifted
Gifted kids get left behind almost as often as kids with learning disabilities, according to California Association for Gifted Students.
San Diego News
February 3, 2010
Novato trims gifted program in response to state cuts
Novato schools have cut $43,427 from the district's program for gifted and talented students in response to state budget cuts.
Marin Journal
February 3, 2010
Obama Budget Perpetuates Nation's Neglect of Gifted Learners
Despite increasing education funding overall by six percent, President Obama's Fiscal Year 2011 budget released today eliminates the sole federal program dedicated to addressing the needs of America's high-potential students.
Earth Times
February 2, 2010
Students Push for Gifted Education
For Alan Hatfield and Sidhant Misra, one summer program was worth testifying for in Jefferson City.
KOMU
February 2, 2010
TUSD vows adherence to plan amid skepticism
For the first time, the Tucson Unified School District has a formal plan on how to narrow the achievement gap that still exists between Anglo and minority students despite more than 30 years of court oversight and $1 billion in taxpayer money.
Arizona Daily Star
February 1, 2010
Summer classes in Des Moines moving online
Summer learning programs in classrooms across Des Moines schools are being eliminated as the district searches for ways to save money in light of a budget shortfall.
Des Moines Register
January 31, 2010
Wide-ranging academic topics are offered
Stockton Unified School District will hold its elementary school magnet fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Cesar Chavez High School.
The Record
January 30, 2010
Taking it from the top: Stillwater's gifted and talented students clustered in classrooms
The top student in class has some company in classrooms across the Stillwater Area Public School District. As part of the district's Gifted and Talented (GT) initiative, clusters of gifted and talented students are now learning together rather than being divided up among several different classes.
Stillwater Gazette
January 30, 2010
Gifted pupils 'must be challenged'
The needs of talented pupils should be a higher priority for schools, the head of inspection body Estyn has said.
UKPA
January 26, 2010
Gifted students preview campus
UNLV welcomes gifted junior high school and high school students to get a preview of college life.
The Rebel Yell
January 26, 2010
If nation is to succeed, our schools must raise the bar
The current economic trend has many of us wondering what the future holds for the United States as a world leader.
Times-Herald
January 26, 2010
Middle-schoolers fit philosophy in at lunch
Schools these days focus mostly on preparing students for tests of reading and math, but during lunchtime at Kenmoor Middle School in Landover, the youngsters sitting in a small circle were tackling the really deep questions: Ethics. Fairness. How to split dessert.
Washington Post
January 25, 2010
More kids to have access to tutorial, credit recovery programs
Renewal of Midland Independent School District's contract with Education 2020, the virtual classroom and tutoring program, will allow younger kids to start making use of it this spring.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
January 25, 2010
School board debates 2010-11 ideas
Your child’s school and education are set for big changes next year as Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green’s administration moves toward its goals.
News & Record
January 24, 2010
Kathryn Ann Preston Joins the Ranks of Leading Professionals
Kathryn Ann Preston, Gifted Education Specialist for the Parkway School District, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in education.
PR News
January 24, 2010
The road from Woolworth
On a college campus of several thousand gifted students, the four freshmen gravitated to each other.
News & Record
January 24, 2010
Gifted and talented pupils need support, say pupils of academy for gifted children
The Government is ditching its national programme for gifted and talented pupils. Two teenagers who benefited from its activities tell their stories.
Telegraph
January 24, 2010
Teachers Prompted To Cultivate Students In Maths And Science
There is no more suitable time than now to start for teachers to make learning mathematics and science enjoyable for the pupils to easily understand.
Bru Direct
January 23, 2010
Office of Hawaiian Affairs awards $1.2M grant
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has awarded the University of Hawaii at Hilo a $1.2 million grant to help students transition to college.
KPUA
January 23, 2010
District 191: Parents upset with boundary plan
Fifteen percent of elementary school students in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District could potentially be forced to change schools. Of those 774 students, 235 are from elementary schools in Savage.
Savage Pacer
January 23, 2010
TEEN BEGINS PURSUIT OF WORLD CHANGE
Nolina Doud pushes her vintage cat-eye-shaped glasses further up the bridge of her nose with the knuckle of her index finger and casually sips her hazelnut Italian soda as she talks about her past and her future.
Valley Journal
January 22, 2010
School district adds new program for gifted children
The Cañon City School District is adding an early entrance program for highly gifted children in kindergarten and first grade for the 2010-11 school year.
Canon City Daily Record
January 21, 2010
Melrose schools gear up for ‘Race to the Top’
Now that Melrose Public Schools have signed on to the federal ‘Race to the Top’ program — a $4.35 billion competitive federal grant initiative — Superintendent Joe Casey said that the district has until July to put together a group of educators who will determine how Melrose’s participation can be used to support initiatives already underway.
Melrose Free Press
January 21, 2010
Windber enhances gifted program
The school board formally approved a deal with The Learning Lamp that will bolster the district’s gifted program during Tuesday’s meeting.
Daily American
January 20, 2010
Advocates for Missouri gifted programs push against more cuts
While no cuts to the Missouri Scholars Academy’s budget for next year have been formally proposed, the program’s supporters are gearing up for a fight to stave off more cuts.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 20, 2010
Georgetown cuts schools budget
Faced with more budget cuts from the state, the Georgetown County School Board voted Tuesday to slash $1.2 million from its budget.
The Sun News
January 20, 2010
Speakers assail cuts proposed for Hanover schools
Students at the extremes are the ones who will suffer under budget cuts proposed in Hanover County, according to speakers last night at the Hanover School Board meeting.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
January 20, 2010
ECISD Reaches Settlement in Desegregation Case
After 30 years and countless hours of negotiations, the Ector County School District has finally reached an agreement in a federal desegregation case.
CBS 7
January 20, 2010
Conrad plan sees need to cut 100 plus
More than 100 positions in this year’s school district budget would be eliminated in Superintendent Mark Conrad’s proposed spending plan for next year, a cost-cutting measure that could require layoffs.
The Telegraph
January 19, 2010
Border battles lead to innovative school programs
Competition for students and the state aid they bring has sparked changes in districts across Minnesota.
Star Tribune
January 18, 2010
Students are a reminder for Mercier
Every morning when Charla Mercier greets her second and fourth-grade gifted education students, she is reminded of why she teaches.
The Daily Advertiser
January 17, 2010
Group looks to increase minorities in magnet programs
While 12.9 percent of Frederick County Public Schools students in grades one through five are black, just 4.4 percent of students in the elementary magnet program are black.
Frederick News Post
January 17, 2010
Bridgewater-Raritan proposed school budget draft favors eliminating some gifted-student classes
In a move that could remove $360,000 in expenses from next year’s Bridgewater-Raritan school system budget, school administration officials have proposed moving fifth- and sixth-grade students in the contained gifted program into additional advanced classes also open to other students, starting in the 2010-11 academic year.
Somerset Reporter
January 16, 2010
Divisive or Not, HISD Board Approves New Way to Target Failing Teachers
This is the tale of two teachers. Each of them inherit fifth-graders who test out at the start of the school year, on average, at third grade, fifth month.
Houston Press
January 16, 2010
School closures a cost-cutting measure, says Minister James
Closing five primary schools would be a cost-cutting measure that makes "economic sense", said Education Minister El James.
The Royal Gazette
January 16, 2010
Colorado’s graduation rate up slightly
Colorado’s graduation rate nudged up nearly a percentage point to 74.6 percent this past spring, a slight increase led by stronger gains in some of the state’s largest school districts.
Denver Times
January 15, 2009
Idea to close five schools is revealed
Drastic measures to improve education outlined in document
The Royal Gazette
January 15, 2009
Bridgewater-Raritan school budget draft favors cuts in contained gifted program
In a move that could save the district $360,000, school administration has proposed cutting a contained gifted program in fifth and sixth grade and replacing it with advanced classes open to other students.
NJ News
January 14, 2009
The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education ("the Academy"), which was formally established in 2008, received a grant and donation each of $100 million from the Government and Sir Joseph Hotung respectively as start-up funding to support its development.
7th Space
January 14, 2009
Districts to make funding requests to Educational Excellence Commission
Tonight’s Educational Exce¬llence Commission meeting is the first step for Routt County school districts and local community groups to receive funding from the Education Fund Board.
Steamboat Today
January 13, 2010
Duke Experts Available to Comment on Obama's First Year
President Barack Obama completes his first year in office on Jan. 20. The following Duke University experts can comment on the president’s first-year performance on key issues, and look ahead to how he might handle these issues in the coming year.
Duke Today
January 13, 2010
Parents, teachers say magnet program pushes students to new levels
Halfway through its inaugural year, students, teachers, parents and administrators are proclaiming District 50’s new magnet program STEMS a smashing success.
Index-Journal
January 13, 2010
What’s in a name? Gifted school contemplates change
In 2008, the city began building a new school on a large plot of land in Cau Giay District for the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi.
Viet-Nam Net
January 12, 2010
Perfectionism comes at high cost with little reward, study finds
Elementary- and middle-school-aged perfectionists don’t perform any better in class than their laid-back peers, according to a York University study.
Metro News
January 12, 2010
Don't leave gifted students behind
The Legislature will be busy this session dealing with the devastating side effects of the economic recession.
The Wichita Eagle
January 12, 2010
Schools strive to sustain programs for gifted
Ann Beth Strelec held up a sea sponge and asked her Josey High School gifted students a few questions about oceans.
Augusta Chronicle
January 11, 2010
Nonprofit may take on Windber’s gifted program
School leaders are preparing to unwrap a new concept in education for gifted students.
Tribune-Democrat
January 10, 2010
How online instruction is transforming education
Thousands of K-12 schools across the nation are turning to online-learning providers for help with credit recovery, enrichment opportunities for gifted students, and for providing core curriculum classes in areas where there isn’t enough demand to justify keeping a teacher on staff.
eSchool News
January 11, 2010
Exceptional Arts Academy classes begin this weekend
This weekend marked the first of many classes to come that will meld community service with the arts.
Bowling Green Daily News
January 10, 2010
State education board blasts ‘tracking’
The State Board of Education this week took a strong stance against tracking of students, passing a resolution claiming the practice can lead to class- and race-based differences in educational opportunities and could further widen the state’s yawning achievement gap.
New Haven Register
January 10, 2010
Harrelson wins state award for leadership
Barbara Harrleson, the Executive Director of Federal Programs for Horry County Schools, will be honored with a state leadership award for her service and support of education and the activities and goals of the South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators.
Carolina Live
January 9, 2010
Greenville County Schools Receives Three-Year, $1.6 Million Grant
Greenville County Schools has been selected to receive $1.6 million over three years from the US Department of Education to implement an Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) in seven schools that primarily serve students from low-income families.
Greenville News
January 8, 2010
Grant to help reduce PSD achievement gap
A new million-dollar-plus grant distributed by the Colorado Department of Education will help create an after-school and summer-school program that will work to bridge the achievement gap in three Fort Collins schools.
Coloradoan
January 9, 2010
Gifted education outrages
My Dec. 10 column about that troublesome Washington area gifted child, future billionaire Warren Buffett, said our schools are never going to help such kids much.
Washington Post
January 8, 2010
Melrose students sought by new school for ‘gifted and talented’
Are so-called “gifted and talented” students in Melrose a special needs group whose needs — at least so far — have locally gone unmet?
Melrose News
January 8, 2010
Chesterfield NAACP sees disparities in gifted education
African American and lowincome students are being left out of school gifted education programs, says the Chesterfield branch of the NAACP, and the group has asked the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) to look into the disparity.
Chesterfield Observer
January 8, 2010
Principal: Teacher teams lead to success
Foster Middle School's principal on Wednesday said he plans to keep using a teaching model designed to create smaller classes into the 2010-11 school year.
News Journal
January 7, 2010
Students, parents and teachers lobby the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education to save programs
Scores of Neenah students, parents and teachers lobbied the Board of Education on Tuesday to save educational programs recommended for elimination or reduction next year.
Post-Crescent
January 7, 2010
Windber partners with Learning Lamp to improve gifted program
The school district will begin a partnership with The Learning Lamp to provide a gifted program to district students.
Daily American
January 7, 2010
Tallassee teacher renews nation's top teaching credential
Candace C. Lancaster, a gifted education teacher at Southside Middle School in Tallassee, has renewed her certificate for National Board Certification, the highest credential in the teaching profession.
Montgomery Advertiser
January 6, 2010
New school responds to southern Saratoga County's needs
With its close proximity to the site of a future GlobalFoundries microchip facility in Luther Forest and the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, a new elementary school hopes to fill a niche by offering an international education that will ease the transition for students when their parents are transferred to Dubai or Tokyo.
The Saratogian
January 4, 2010
Students present work at Siemens Competition
Two gifted high school students who participated in Oakland University's Summer Mathematics Institute recently garnered national recognition for their skills.
Daily Tribune
January 3, 2010
More choices for Baltimore 8th-graders
For at least the past half-century, Polytechnic Institute, City College and Western High School have easily attracted the best minds in the city.
Baltimore Sun
January 3, 2010
Charter school breaks ground in 'open education'
Jizelle Jurquina won't tell you she's gifted.
Salt Lake Tribune
January 2, 2010
A third middle school for one year
Change came again and again for local schools in 2009 -- in addition to the budget cuts that have gripped schools around Arizona.|
AZ Daily Sun
January 1, 2010
Spotlight on gifted students reveals anguish
Worries of being weeded out from gifted school, no time for meals or relaxation, truncating time for sleep, rushing to extra classes -- all these are the main characteristics of Vietnamese gifted school students.
Viet Nam News
December 31, 2009
William and Mary awarded grant to develop U.S. history curriculum for middle schoolers
More than $1 million will be used at the College of William and Mary to develop a new U.S. history curriculum for middle school students.
Daily Press
December 31, 2009
Gov. To Introduce New Education Initiative In January
Gov. Beverly Perdue says education will remain a top focus for her administration during 2010.
North Carolina News
December 31, 2009
Schools balance their challenges with successes in 2009
For the Bexley City School District, 2009 has been a year marked by contract negotiations, levy talk and a number of achievements.
Columbus Local News
December 30, 2009
68 percent cut is not acceptable
We are shocked by Gov. Haley Barbour's proposal last week to cut 68 percent from gifted, special and vo-tech education programs.
Hattiesburg American
December 30, 2009
Physics Of Toys
Grade 4 Gifted and Talented students in Susan Rubino’s class at Roosevelt School in Rahway are studying physics.
NJ Today
December 29, 2009
PAISD sees year of new beginnings
The newly constructed, state-of-the-art Memorial High School opened its doors just in time for the 2009-2010 school year.
Port Arthur News
December 29, 2009
Despite shrinking budget, Kent City schools add 'cost-neutral' programming
This year, the Kent City schools have added Spanish classes in elementary school, seminar periods, job-shadowing requirements, art programs, an honors program and a host of health-related activities at all grade levels.
Grand Rapids Press
December 29, 2009
Team Orion makes learning fun
The students of Team Orion take their Scrabble very seriously.
Journal News
December 28, 2009
Testing through the grades: Reading + doing = understanding
Words are everywhere in Lacy Lozaw's and Micah Spruill's third-grade classrooms at Charles Elementary School.
Daily Press
December 28, 2009
Dallas students team up for NASA program
Dallas Middle School students in the gifted science program are participating in the NASA Endeavour Program.
Times-Leader
December 27, 2009
Charter district learning tough financial lessons
When Kenneth Matthews became superintendent of the School of Excellence in Education in August, he inherited a district whose finances, by all accounts, were in shambles.
San Antonio Express
December 27, 2009
Schools try way to save program, cut costs
At the Corinth Elementary School, a selected group of students took part in a test over the fall.
Post Star
December 27, 2009
Governor advises education cuts
Gov. Haley Barbour is recommending a 68 percent cut to gifted, special and vo-tech education programs - a move that would result in a loss of $176 million in federal funds.
Clarion Ledger
December 26, 2009
Tiny percentage of pupils identified as ‘gifted and talented’
Bury has the lowest number of primary schoolchildren in the country who have been identified as gifted and talented.
Lancashire Telegraph
December 24, 2009
District 181 parents call for gifted program reduction
With budget cuts a sure thing, some parents are bringing a gifted program under fire that they claim is too costly, and seemingly immune from reductions.
Lemont Reporter
December 23, 2009
Heather Roy's Diary
This has been a big year for ACT.
VOXY
December 23, 2009
Crunched for time in high school
Time management. Average adults ask themselves about that every day. If they, the role models for their children, have trouble managing their schedules, how are today's teenagers expected to do so sufficiently?
Post-Gazette
December 22, 2009
Budget cuts threaten schools locally and across the stateA stark economy and looming state budget cuts expected for 2010 has many schools in Murray-Calloway County and across the state expecting to cut back on “non-essential” programs such as drivers education classes for high school students and wondering where else cuts will be made
Murray Ledger & Times
December 22, 2009
Washington Gifted opens enrollment
Home-schooled and private school students living in Peoria are now eligible to apply to attend Peoria District 150's top-performing middle school.
Peoria Star
December 21, 2009
City Schools’ New Criteria for Diversity Raise Fears
The Chicago public schools’ response to a recent court desegregation ruling — a plan to use students’ social and economic profiles instead of race to achieve classroom diversity — is raising fears that it will undermine the district’s slow and incremental progress on racial diversity.
New York Times
December 20, 2009
Grade school forms available soon for Passport Program
The kindergarten deadline for Jacksonville Independent School District’s Gifted and Talented program, the Passport Program, passed Wednesday, but forms for grade school students to enroll will be available in January.
Daily Progress
December 20, 2009
University of Calgary's programs for gifted children severely cut
The cash-strapped University of Calgary’s decision to scale back the country’s only Centre for Gifted Education has left parents and educators wondering how they’ll get the services and help they’ve come to rely on.
Canwest News
December 20, 2009
ECISD, CRUCIAL hold meetings
ECISD’s ongoing dispute with plaintiff CRUCIAL over the district’s compliance with a desegregation lawsuit consent agreement will soon move to a facilitator.
Odessa Almanac
December 20, 2009
Education secretary calls Gibbons to urge change
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called Gov. Jim Gibbons on Dec. 8 to express concern that a Nevada statute is blocking the state from qualifying for as much as $175 million in grants for public schools.
Las Vegas Sun
December 19, 2009
Packing for the move
Beth Dixon, who has taught kindergarten for six years at Field Elementary School, helps Judy Arnett pack her second grade classroom into boxes on Thursday evening for the move to Alpha Hart Elementary School.
Missourian
December 19, 2009
School Board doesn’t make program cuts
Acting superintendent dispels fears that board planned to cut or eliminate programs for gifted and talented, adult education and counseling.
Los Angeles Wave
December 18, 2009
W. Md. school superintendent a finalist for national award
Washington County school Superintendent Betty Morgan, who has instituted a series of reforms in her nine years in the job, is one of four finalists for the national superintendent of the year award.
Baltimore Sun
December 18, 2009
Topeka 501 gifted program to make changes
For some students, playing on Youtube may be an after school activity.
KTKA News
December 17, 2009
Parents voice fears about gifted and talented program
The school community turned out at the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting, and parents lined up for a chance to speak about Project Challenge, the gifted and talented program in place in the district’s schools for many years.
Shore News
December 16, 2009
Jump starting a proposed academy for the county’s top students
$600,000 appropriation could help start first program in district to group gifted children, but more funding likely needed
Las Vegas Sun
December 16, 2009
Region One Gifted and Talented Specialist Receives State Award
For twelve years as the Region One ESC Gifted and Talented Coordinator Patricia Rendón, has served as an advocate for the Gifted and Talented program and has supported GT teachers in developing their expertise to better serve the GT student population.
The Monitor
December 16, 2009
Hope International University's Education Department Announces New Programs in Gifted & Talented Education
The Graduate Education Department at Hope International University continues to expand its teacher education programs in the area of Gifted & Talented Students (GATE)
PR Newswire
December 16, 2009
W&M receives $1.31 million grant to implement new history curriculum
The College of William and Mary's School of Education has received a $1.31 million grant from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Program to fund a project that will bring new U.S. history curriculum to middle schools around the nation.
W&M News
December 15, 2009
The gifted child
How do you know you have a gifted child?
The Philippine Star
December 15, 2009
Windsor Park gets International Baccalaureate accreditation
Students of the gifted and talented Athena program at Windsor Park Elementary School now will be identified as International Baccalaureate students.
The Caller
December 14, 2009
Tacoma reviews programs for gifted students
Gifted education experts are evaluating Tacoma School District programs aimed at highly capable elementary and middle school students.
News Tribune
December 14, 2009
Ball State course helps improve community schools
Ball State students in an immersive learning class hope to give Muncie schools information that will allow them to improve their services to students.
Newslink
December 14, 2009
Pre-k proves crucial to future academic success
When it comes to return on investment, a recent report by the University of Kentucky Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) suggests investment in preschool education is tantamount to academic and economic success.
Glasgow Daily Times
December 14, 2009
Lettin' loose with Legos
The Lego robots knew what to do, having already been programmed by Durango elementary school students.
The Durango Herald
December 13, 2009
Students short-changed by gifted-student decision
It is difficult to express in words the level of my disgust at the actions of a faction of the Hernando County School Board and an arrogant collective of parents who decided to railroad the decision to move the gifted center to their favored gated school community, Challenger K-8.
Hernando Today
December 12, 2009
Watchdog asks schools to prioritize gifted pupils
Education inspectorate Ofsted has said that focusing on the most gifted students would raise overall school standards.
Public Finance
December 12, 2009
Schools struggle to keep GATE programs afloat
As a fourth-grade teacher at Independence Elementary School in Rosedale, Erika Tindell juggles between two groups of students in her class.
The Californian
December 12, 2009
Ofsted: brightest 'not challenged' at school
Bright children are being failed at school because lessons are not “challenging” enough, according to Ofsted.
Daily Telegraph
December 11, 2009
Cupertino schools may cut GATE program, have 30-1 student-teacher ratio in some grades
The Cupertino Union School District could face cuts as early as next month as the Board of Trustees decides how to close a projected $5 million deficit for the 2010-2011 school year.
Cupertino Courier
December 11, 2009
Goochland's gifted on the chopping block
When Katie Shedden entered high school last year, her education in Goochland's center-based gifted program distinguished her from her peers.
The Goochland Courier
December 11, 2009
Ofsted says talented pupils are not stretched enough
Gifted pupils are not being stretched by some schools because teachers think that they detract their attention from other children, Ofsted said.
The Times
December 11, 2009
OU Academy stimulates middle school minds
For almost 20 years, the University of Oklahoma Academy has been stimulating middle school minds by providing instruction in various academic studies.
The Norman Transcript
December 11, 2009
Quest Gifted Center in Hernando may move to Challenger K-8
If the Quest Gifted Center is to be moved from Explorer K-8 in Spring Hill, the best new home would be Challenger K-8.
St. Petersburg Times
December 10, 2009
Students ‘with potential’ recognized with award
Year 8 students Lisa McSwan and Carissa Frail are the recipients of this year’s LRMA scholarship.
The Ridge News
December 10, 2009
Jigawa to sponsor 100 gifted students on overseas courses
THE Jigawa State government will sponsored 100 best indigenous students who passed their West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations for further studies in various courses overseas, Governor Sule Lamido has said.
Vanguard News
December 10, 2009
Parents of gifted kids form support group
Keller-area parents of gifted children have a new resource available to help them with the sometimes daunting task of raising kids with high academic abilities.
The Keller Citizen
December 9, 2009
School secures a home
The Lowcountry's first regional charter school for gifted students has found a home in North Charleston.
The Post & Courier
December 9, 2009
School board upset with audit results
District 60 officials are not happy with the results of a state-ordered audit of testing procedures at Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High.
The Pueblo Chieftain
December 9, 2009
Boulder Valley team: Reject charter school for gifted
A Boulder Valley School District review team has recommended the denial of an application for a new charter school for gifted students, saying in part that it appears to be a spinoff of a now-closed private school.
Daily Camera
December 8, 2009
Washington Gifted Academy in Rockford Tops Illinois Schools
A local school is topping the charts when it comes to the best elementary schools in the state.
WIFR
December 7, 2009
Seeing to the needs of gifted children
Gifted children in the country can now look forward to having their learning needs addressed in the country as the Government will channel more effort to meet their educational requirements.
Malaysia Star
December 7, 2009
Steven Duzevich is the computer kid
Steven Duzevich loves computers and at the age of 13 he has already shown his technical know-how is well beyond his years.
Hills Shire Times
December 7, 2009
LAUNCH students blast off to new heights
Students in the Kennett School District's LAUNCH Program are soaring to new heights, participating in various creativity-based studies that will assist them as they progress through their education career, according to program representatives.
Daily Dunklin
December 6, 2009
Education System For Gifted Children Needed
There is a need to change the system and method of teaching and learning for gifted children as they seem to be neglected because more emphasis is given to special children.
Bernama News
December 6, 2009
Winchester’s new ‘School of Science, Creativity & Leadership will focus on ability’
If you believe that learning should focus on ability and motivation rather than age, come and hear about an exciting new parent cooperative school that will be opening fall 2010 in the Winchester area.
Winchester Star
December 5, 2009
USD 501 evaluates gifted program
Topeka Unified School District 501 board members received an evaluation of the middle schools' gifted education program Thursday night.
Topeka Capital-Journal
December 5, 2009
Open enrollment allows parents to explore options
Shannon Bonjour visited 10 elementary schools before she found the “right fit” for her daughter.
Longmont Times
December 4, 2009
Navigator program targets gifted students in Minnetonka School District
In this week's Cool in School Kim Insley shows us what the Minnetonka school district is doing to keep high achieving students challenged.
KARE 11
December 3, 2009
Haworth students get unique lesson in world affairs
Ten Haworth students in the eighth grade Gifted and Talented Program got the chance to learn about countries throughout the world and practice valuable skills during the 2009 Global Issue Seminar at Seton Hall University Nov. 20.
Northern Valley News
December 3, 2009
Kentucky's budget problems means more cuts for JCPS
The state of Kentucky's budget shortfall is continuing to take its toll on local schools.
WAVE 3
December 2, 2009
What matters in education
In this fiscal climate, we're looking for inexpensive fixes in education.
Washington Examiner
December 2, 2009
Stop bagging public education
I am here to applaud public education and the central ideas that accompanied its spread throughout Australia in the 1870s and '80s.
Sydney Morning Herald
December 2, 2009
Gifted students need help reaching potential, too
The news note concerns a parent who learns that "her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up."
The Tennessean
December 1, 2009
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