Cranston schools’ sports, gifted program may get axed
School Committee members, set to meet Monday for another round of heavy budget cuts, say they may eliminate a program for gifted students this fall.
Providence Journal
February 22, 2008
Outcry Over Gifted Decision at Challenger
That's why local students are doing what they can to keep gifted services at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics.
Tampa Tribune
February 21, 2008
Alternative education programs explained to Laquey school board
While reviewing routine policy changes Monday evening, some members of the Laquey R-V School Board noticed provisions for alternative educational methods and asked Superintendent Bob Boulware for clarification.
Waynesville Daily
February 21, 2008
Middle-Class Kids do Very Well at Bad Schools
Our research found segregation within schools with white middle-class children clustered in top sets, often benefiting from 'Gifted and Talented' schemes.
Conde Nast Portfolio
February 21, 2008
School District of Beloit to vote on Gifted and Talented program soon
More time is needed to study a proposed Gifted and Talented student program it was decided Tuesday.
Beloit Daily News
February 21, 2008
Gifted pupil figures revealed
Almost one in 10 Cumbrian school pupils is classed as being gifted or talented, new figures have revealed. In secondary schools across the county
Fleetwood Today
February 20, 2008
Gifted children: A country’s wealth
The government issued Presidential Proclamation 199 declaring the fourth week of November 1999 and thereafter as “National Week for the Gifted and Talented.
Manila Times
February 19, 2008
Gifted children are being left behind
There is an entire segment of the population about whom we in Vermont rarely speak -- our gifted and talented children.
Burlington Free Press
February 19, 2008
Gifted kids in one spot is smart
While some details are still being worked out, school officials envision that more than 300 gifted students will be bused to the new Explorer K-8 this fall.
St Petersburg Times
February 18, 2008
Years later, UI study influencing education for gifted students
The lead author of a University of Iowa study that received prominent national attention said three years later a major impact can be seen.
Iowa City Press-Citizen
February 17, 2008
Inspiring our school-age children
I hear it too often from friends and acquaintances with children in the public school system. "The curriculum is not challenging enough for my child" or "My child is bored in school and finishes the math problems in five minutes" or "My child is capable of so much more!"
Seacoast Online
February 16, 2008
Gifted kids may be cheated
Complaints from Triangle parents have helped trigger a new state audit that warns North Carolina's academically gifted students may be shorted of the money and services they're entitled to receive.
News & Observer
February 15, 2008
Triton launches program for gifted/talented students
When Sylvia Jordan came to Newbury Elementary School as principal three years ago, Triton Superintendent Sandra Halloran asked her to envision what it would look like if Triton had a program for gifted students.
The Daily News
February 15, 2008
Advocates Worry Gifted Funding Veering Off Course
Champions of gifted education are worried that a recent government announcement will drain money from a federal program intended to serve academically advanced students.
Ed Week
February 14, 2008
A plan for Sunset Park
This week's proposal to turn Rock Hill's Sunset Park Elementary School into an accelerated learning magnet school shows promise.
The Herald
February 14, 2008
Complaint filed against Waukesha for lack of gifted program
Parents of gifted and talent students in the Waukesha School District filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Wednesday because they said schools are failing to fulfill the mandate to serve these students.
GM Today
February 14, 2008
Talented and Gifted students program is violating law, state says
The Salem-Keizer School District is not complying with state laws regarding the education of Talented and Gifted students, an 11-month state investigation concludes.
Statesman Journal
February 13, 2008
Grant Will Help Students in Gifted, Talented Program
Gifted and talented students will be the focus on another phase of funding Austin Public Schools will receive from the Hormel Foundation.
Post-Bulletin
February 13, 2008
Raising aspirations of all children
How can the government ensure its mentoring scheme for gifted and talented pupils identifies the most able children while motivating the others?
Guardian
February 12, 2008
Gifted: Definition Varies Widely
With the Hernando County School Board's recent decision to place the district's future centralized gifted education center at Explorer K-8 - the new, 2,100-student school set to open this August.
Hernando Today
February 12, 2008
14-year-old is youngest ever to enroll in University of North Texas' Honors College
As far as University of North Texas administrators can recall, Lauren Coker is the only 14-year-old to ever enroll in the Honors College there.
Dallas News
February 12, 2008
Grant will help students in gifted, talented program
Gifted and talented students will be the focus on another phase of funding Austin Public Schools will receive from the Hormel Foundation.
Austin Post-Bulletin
February 11, 2008
Smart moves District may expand program for gifted students
Parents and schools officials are considering making the district's program for advanced students available to students with superior talents and abilities in areas other than traditional academic studies.
Greenwich Times
February 11, 2008
Edison angst: Where should gifted kids go?
The growing popularity of Chicago's Northwest Side public schools has turned tiny Edison Regional Gifted Center into a political battleground, pitting local residents against the parents of gifted kids.
Sun-Times
February 11, 2008
Gifted children: A country’s wealth
When our pediatrician commented that my son seemed unusually bright and that I might want to have him IQ tested since he may not fit in a traditional classroom, I was floored but suddenly apprehensive.
Manila Times
February 11, 2008
High-poverty -- AND high-achieving
Pinewood Elementary's unorthodox methods yield outstanding pass rates
Charlotte Observer
February 10, 2008
Lack of gifted program has parents upset
Three Oaks Middle School sold its campus to some parents by offering a full-time gifted program, but the school later retracted that offer, a change that has some families upset.
The News-Press
February 09, 2008
District's Gifted Education May Change
Gifted education is set to change considerably for students in Hernando County.
Hernando Today
February 9, 2008
An enriching experience
Exploration hour in elementary school, art exhibitions at the middle school, the opportunity to skip ahead in high school math and take free classes at Amherst College.
Amherst Bulletin
February 8, 2008
Changes in special education funding has some worried about New Mexico's gifted students too
Proposed changes to the way public schools are funded have sparked worries that local districts would be allowed to avoid funding for Advanced Educational Services that oversee programs for gifted students.
Las Cruces Sun-News
February 8, 2008
SCHOOLS SEE 36 PER CENT RISE IN GIFTED PUPILS
The number of gifted and talented children in Lincolnshire's schools has shot up by 36 per cent over the past year.
Lincolnshire Echo
February 7, 2008
Is your child gifted?
On what point can all experts in gifted education agree?
Forbes
February 7, 2008
Challenger Gifted Center Up For Vote
Today, the Hernando County School Board will vote on the location of the county's future gifted education center for kindergarten through eighth grade students.
Hernando Today
February 6, 2008
Survey Results Show 'Nation Deceived' Report Makes Major Impact on Gifted Education
Three years after the University of Iowa's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development published "A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students," an online research survey shows that the report has had a major impact on the state of gifted education in the United States.
News Wise
February 4, 2008
Gifted minds at work
Socorro Consolidated Schools offers number of ways to support gifted students.
El Defensor Chieftain
February 3, 2008
Shortchanging gifted students
For all the focus on helping underachieving students in public schools, far less attention is given to those who are gifted, and that's unfortunate.
Toledo Blade
February 3, 2008
Young masters: With skill and passion beyond their years, musically gifted children are still children.
Musical prodigies are confounding to ordinary folk.
Plain Dealer
February 2, 2008
Unwrapping the Gifted
Emerging programs for talented students release them from budgetary restraints
Mail Tribune
February 2, 2008
Gifted and talented program at Pine Tree changes for 2008-09
Pine Tree Independent School District has changed how it will screen students who have been nominated for the gifted and talented program.
News-Journal
February 1, 2008
Strategies for teaching gifted student offered at conference
One method of teaching gifted and talented students does not fit all, according to presenters at an annual conference here Thursday.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
February 1, 2008