Report on Quest program presented to BOE
A report presented recently to West Hartford's Board of Education recommended district leaders rethink how they identify and deliver education to gifted students.
West Hartford News
December 30, 2008
Missouri legislator to draw on experience as former gifted educator
Rep. Sara Lampe, a Springfield Democrat, wants to require all Missouri schools offer gifted and talented programs and seek out more funding both for gifted students and those with autism.
CEC Smartbrief
December 29, 2008
Portsmouth program teaches kids language through song
The first-graders giggled as their teacher prepared to take them on a world-class trip.
The Virginian Pilot
December 29, 2008
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a broader platform.
New York Times
December 28, 2008
Extra support for struggling school pupils
Bolton is testing the Government’s Gifted and Talented Black Pupils Achievement programme, which will start in the new term.
The Bolton News
December 27, 2008
Would-be donor cites missteps by district
A retired executive for a home security firm wanted to give the Clark County School District up to $2 million for gifted education programs.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 26, 2008
Ex-educator worries about fate of services
Programs for gifted, autistic top list of Lampe's priorities.
News-Leader
December 25, 2008
School for gifted back on the table
The Prior Lake-Savage district may revive plans for a school-within-a-school at WestWood Elementary.
Star-Tribune
December 24, 2008
Parents, schools weigh ‘Gifted and Talented' label
Some favor dropping the designation in favor of more advanced classes; others fear lowered academic expectations
The Gazette
December 24, 2008
Proposed moratorium on charter schools stirs debate
Whether achievement is better at special schools stirs debate.
Indianapolis Star
December 22, 2008
Daniels wants school mergers, county streamlining
A year after a state panel suggested ways to streamline local government, Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he plans to recommend that lawmakers eliminate Indiana's county commissioner structure in favor of single county administrators.
WTHR-TV
December 20, 2008
Baxter & Bemiss to teach in GEMS program
David Baxter and Allison Bemiss, both currently teaching in Warren County elementary schools, have been selected as teachers in the GEMS (Gifted Education in Math and Science) program.
WNKY
December 19, 2008
Parents pan initial plan to reorganize Chico schools
Many people at a public meeting gave a cool reception to an initial plan to reorganize elementary schools within the Chico Unified School District.
Enterprise-Record
December 19, 2008
Is Stuart eighth grader tomorrow’s gifted playwright?
Maltz Theatre Artistic Director, Andrew Kato thinks he has discovered a future musical playwright in a gifted Pine School eighth-grader.
TC Palm
December 18, 2008
Schools urge residents to contact legislators
Fliers with phone numbers and e-mails of state legislators were distributed at the Douglas County School District’s town hall meeting on Monday night, both for practical and symbolic purposes.
The Record-Courier
December 17, 2008
Students identified as TAG are academically talented
TAG plans allow for independent study projects, accelerated pace of instruction
Statesman Journal
December 17, 2008
Can poor achievers be gifted?
When my son was in Kindergarten in private school in New Orleans, we were informed that he should be tested for Gifted Programs around third grade.
The Examiner
December 17, 2008
Uncap the charters!
Massachusetts’ students are not only the best performers in the nation, but recent results of the Trends in Math and Science Study (TIMSS) test show they are among the best in the world.
Boston Herald
December 17, 2008
Montgomery Erasing Gifted Label
Implications Concern Some School Parents
Washington Post
December 16, 2008
Personalised learning opportunities for able students
It is a teacher's responsibility to access extension and enrichment opportunities for individual students who might benefit.
Teaching Expertise
December 16, 2008
Letting parents vote with their feet on school choice doesn't add up
So we now have desperate parents attempting to bribe teachers to get their children into a selective high school.
Sydney Morning Herald
December 15, 2008
HISD tackles polarizing topic
Plans involving the magnet schools ignite debate over the program's role.
Houston Chronicle
December 15, 2008
Disparity is alleged in Orleans schools' gifted testing process
A brief test dashed Muriel Altikriti's hope of getting her 3-year-old son into Hynes Charter School.
The Times-Picayune
December 14, 2008
Nurturing the gifted
SOME people say that gifted children are a joy to teach and that it is always nice to have them in the classroom.
The Star
December 14, 2008
USD 250 gifted students attend problem solving event
Many of USD 250's smartest students packed the gymnasium at George Nettels Elementary School on Friday for the district's annual Problem Solving Day.
The Morning Sun
December 13, 2008
Give disadvantaged students the opportunity to shine
If you are a disadvantaged student you are statistically unlikely to be selected and named as gifted and talented.
Teaching Expertise
December 12, 2008
KidzClix.net Is the “Smart” Holiday Gift Idea for Kids—Educational Games and Activities That Creatively Engage Children Month After Month
KidzClix.net has announced the launch of its premier online "magazine," designed for children ages 7-12, that includes over 30 new educational games, puzzles, kid's crafts, and mind-boggling enrichment activities each month.
PR WEB
December 12, 2008
Normal in many ways, gifted in others, 14-year-old set to graduate from college
David Levy was worried his classmates would stare when he walked into his first class at San Jacinto College three years ago.
Houston Chronicle
December 11, 2008
Changes to Collier school district’s gifted program concern parents
When it comes to educating gifted children, who knows best?
Naples Daily News
December 11, 2008
Gifted 16-year-old graduates from college
Andrew Brisbin on Sunday graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in finance after just two years of classes.
CEC Smartbrief
December 9, 2008
Wilson Elementary hopes to let its talent shine
The newly created gifted and talented program is expanding in size and scope.
The Times
December 9, 2008
JHU Launches Gifted Program With University in Hong Kong
New Center for Talented Youth venture will start in summer 2009
The JHU Gazette
December 9, 2008
Three teaching positions could fall under the axe
Three teachers assigned to meet the needs of talented and gifted students would be cut from the Janesville School District’s 2009-10 budget under an administrative proposal.
The Janesville Gazette
December 8, 2008
Talented Teens: Keeping City Students Focused, Positive
His first year at Fox Middle School, 13-year-old Piul Makai had no friends. Fellow students taunted the Sudanese native about his dark skin and slight accent.
The Hartford Courant
December 8, 2008
Take much closer look at education of the gifted
So much has been said and written lately about improving the educational achievement of our local population.
The Beaufort Gazette
December 8, 2008
A school is reborn
After state order to improve, charter idea embraced
Boston Globe
December 7, 2008
Middle school creates its own paper
Students in the Gifted and Talented Program at Belmont Middle School are joining forces with senior Tyler Bryant in helping him reach his goal of raising $8,000 for his senior project to provide aid to Africa, through the school's first newspaper.
The Citizen
December 7, 2008
Inclusion of gifted children
Every country needs to nurture its best and brightest. Gifted young children are therefore an important part of society.
Times of Malta
December 6, 2008
Carmel ISTEP scores among state's best
Carmel Clay Schools administrators cite excellent teaching, supportive parents, hard working students and the district's emphasis on academic rigor for outstanding 2008 ISTEP scores, which include gains in specific areas and a jump in the number of students scoring at the pass plus level.
Indy Star
December 6, 2008
Douglas County School District is bracing for cuts
With expected budget cuts looming, the Douglas County School District is looking at possible reductions in middle school sports and gifted and talented programs, and freezing district salaries or even layoffs.
Nevada Appeal
December 6, 2008
Backlash Upon Backlash at HISD
J. Will Jones Elementary is 101 years old, the only public elementary left in Midtown, and before they shut it down, you should know that it's a pretty good school and one that defies most notions you might hold about what's needed to improve education.
Houston Press
December 5, 2008
School officials discuss pros, cons of LEEP program
A declining student population, a decrease in state funding and an increase in staff cutbacks are among the challenges standing before the Libby Educational Enrichment Program – commonly known as LEEP.
The Western News
December 3, 2008
School officials concerned over graduation test
Three years after students took the first Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment II in math, Annandale eighth- and 11th-graders continue to struggle.
The Annandale Advocate
December 3, 2008
Even “gifted” unable to find work
Even students who follow study curricula specifically designed for talented students prove to be unable to meet the requirements of employers.
Vietnam News
December 2, 2008
JMS offers new gifted program
For the first time, the Special Education Department at Jasper Middle School is offering a “gifted” program to both certifiably gifted students and those whose academic achievement set them apart from other students.
Marion County News
December 2, 2008
The Right View: Gifted children have special needs, too
Haggerty Elementary School has a wonderful motto: “Everyone is different. Everyone belongs.”
Cambridge News
December 2, 2008
Gifted Students, Columnists Require Special Treatment
So, there I was, a “freelance writer,” as the Hartford Business Journal likes to call me, with my nose up against the glass, begging for them to bring me on to write columns and shine the publisher’s shoes and stuff.
Hartford Business News
December 1, 2008
Broomell Named Educator Of The Year
Barbara E. Broomell, adjunct professor of differentiated instruction at Canisius College, was named the Alexinia Baldwin Educator of the Year by the New York State Association for Advocacy in Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE).
Canisius News
December 1, 2008
Oklahoma City Asian students cite values, upbringing as reason to excel
More than 30 percent of Asian students in Oklahoma City Public Schools are considered gifted and talented, a label reserved for the highest-performing students.
News OK
December 1, 2008