Tallahassee Mayor Marks to address gifted youth today at FAMU ceremony
Tallahassee Mayor John Marks will be the keynote speaker during today’s induction ceremony for more than 40 high-school and middle-school students who took part in the 2009 Distinguished Young Gentlemen of America, Inc.’s National Summer Academy.
The Democrat
August 30, 2009
Smart Child Left Behind
AS American children head back to school, the parents of the most academically gifted students may feel a new optimism: according to a recent study, the federal No Child Left Behind law is acting like a miracle drug.
New York Times
August 29, 2009
Just this once your kid is not special: What not to do on back-to-school night
Elementary school teachers around here are much, much too polite to put it this way, but here's the distillation of what I got from talking to a few teachers about how you parents should handle yourselves on back-to-school night.
Austin American-Statesman
August 29, 2009
MO State University and Phelps Center for Gifted Education Form Partnership
A new partnership between Missouri State University and Phelps Center for Gifted Education is expected to benefit both organizations.
KSMU NPR News
August 29, 2009
Stresses of Being Gifted
A small percentage of the kids now heading back to school are called “gifted.”
High Plains
August 28, 2009
Despite millions, “The low achievers are still low achievers”
“Joy in Teaching” posted a provocative comment on my entry on the new White House plan to direct millions of dollars to the “bottom of the bottom” schools.
Get Schooled
August 28, 2009
Family plays big role in TEAM Academy
TEAM Academy Charter School is a family affair for the Osweilers of Waseca.
Waseca County News
August 27, 2009
Saudi Aramco: A Summer Challenge for Gifted Students
Nearly 200 of the Kingdom’s most promising high-school students took part in Saudi Aramco’s Summer Gifted Student Program this year and got the chance to learn more about science, mathematics and engineering.
The Financial
August 26, 2009
East Side’s Hollingworth is bringing high standards back to school
As of August 24, 2009, a new kind of school will be in session in Toledo.
La Prensa
August 25, 2009
Early Testing in New York City Schools Called Faulty
New York City schools play a starring role in a chapter of “Nurture Shock,” a new book from the best-selling author Po Bronson.
New York Times
August 24, 2009
Can Holding Back the Gifted Be a True 'Race to the Top'?
Wouldn't a mandate for states to have an acceleration policy for gifted students be a perfect add-on to the US Department of Education's draft criteria for ...
Ed Week
August 24, 2009
Instead of ‘GT’ for gifted and talented, how about ‘M’ for mediocrity?
Montgomery County Public Schools has sunk to a new low. It’s using a 10-year-old as a political football.
Washington Examiner
August 24, 2009
New program lets high school students take classes at FIU
A new program will enable top high school students to take classes at Florida International University.
Miami Herald
August 23, 2009
ESC provides support to school districts
An invisible resource - that's how Superintendent Anna Marie Vaughn described the Educational Service Center.
The Review
August 23, 2009
Pre-school GATE to reopen testing
The Guam Department of Education's Gifted and Talented Education program will reopen its pre-school testing due to shifting and settling of students.
Pacific Daily News
August 22, 2009
Teachers ready for gifted students
Students aren’t the only ones getting ready to head back to the classroom; teachers and administrators are, too.
Savage Pacer
August 22, 2009
Digital Learning Center for gifted kids opens at Sunrise Middle School
The Paradise Valley Unified School District opened the Digital Learning Center for gifted seventh-grade students Monday at Sunrise Middle School.
Arizona Republic
August 21, 2009
No back-to-school for gifted 10-year-old
What public school principal would turn away an obviously gifted and talented student with documented academic accomplishments?
The Examiner
August 19, 2009
New Sioux Falls School Opens
The newest school in Sioux Falls has wrapped up its first day of classes.
Kelo News
August 18, 2009
A boarding school for gifted kids
WKU's Gatton Academy emphasizes math and science
Courier Journal
August 16, 2009
Madison School District to revise plans for talented, gifted
The new program would help meet the needs of students through better identification and enrichment.
Wisconsin State Journal
August 16, 2009
Quail Valley Gifted And Talented Academy Enters Third Year
The Fort Bend ISD Gifted and Talented Academy housed at Quail Valley Middle School is expected to welcome some 450 gifted and talented students from around the district when the 2009-`10 school year begins Aug. 24.
Fort Bend Now
August 15, 2009
Public school, special ed and gifted programs: is it working for your child?
Public education is near and dear to me; there has never been a public school bond measure or levy that I have voted "no" on whether I had kids at the time or not.
Seattle Examiner
August 15, 2009
Students head back to class today
As students across California head back to school this week, many campuses are feeling the effects of the harsh economic climate — but not so much in Calistoga, said new school superintendent Dr. Esmeralda Mondragon.
Weekly Calistogan
August 14, 2009
What Ever Happened to Grade Skipping?
Even in the best of times, gifted education is controversial.
Ed Week
August 12, 2009
Mesa students return to classes Wednesday
About 67,500 Mesa Public School students returned to 87 schools and programs Wednesday in the summer's heat.
The Mesa Republic
August 12, 2009
Gifted students: Would skipping them ahead save money?
Interesting essay in Education Week about how to counter the budget cuts to gifted programs — simply accelerate the students.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
August 12, 2009
What's more important for success in life than intelligence?
Although biographers have long celebrated Newton’s intellect - he also pioneered calculus - it’s clear that his achievements aren’t solely a byproduct of his piercing intelligence.
NY Examiner
August 12, 2009
Sally Walker and Nancy Green: Proficiency ought not be our main education goal
Educating our gifted and talented children so they can reach their full potential should be a non-negotiable cornerstone of America’s education system.
The State Journal-Register
August 11, 2009
At 19, With College Behind Her, Law School Beckons
While senior year of high school or freshman year of college can sneak up on students and parents alike, such milestones don’t tend to arrive as quickly as they did on the academic journey of Kate McLaughlin.
New York Times
August 11, 2009
HS Grads Struggle to Make the College Grade
Many North Texas high school graduates -- even those from top schools -- struggle once they get to college.
Dallas Morning News
August 10, 2009
Advocates for gifted students want teachers to have more specialized training
Identifying teachers who are best qualified to teach our brightest children is not an easy task. And, advocates for gifted students say, it's getting harder.
Dallas Morning News
August 9, 2009
Do gifted children have a chance in the working world?
Predicting future employment for today's new generation is like looking for answers in a crystal ball.
The Reporter
August 7, 2009
What qualifies a child as gifted in NYC schools?
According to both the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Search Criteria and the Summer Institute for the Gifted, a gifted child is one who has "scored at the 95th percentile or above in at least one of the major content areas or ability sections of a nationally-normed standardized test or at the highest performance level on a state test administered by their schools."
The Examiner
August 6, 2009
School district sues 'vexatious' mother
Bethlehem Area aims to recoup legal fees related to complaints involving her gifted children
The Morning Call
August 5, 2009
National-Louis gifted program sparks creativity of students from all over
Some kids place the final touches on their robots and are ready to watch their creation's autonomic movements now; others peer intently down at a board game, a strategic, creative board game that they helped develop.
Wilmette Life
August 5, 2009
Gifted Cumberland Valley students to be taught separately this fall
Cumberland Valley School District is starting to get feedback on its plan to place third-through-fifth grade gifted students in separate classrooms this fall. It is taking the step after learning, from a study done last spring, that it had fallen short in helping hundreds of gifted students.
Patriot News
August 5, 2009
Summer school students reach for the skies
SCIENCE fact and fiction were the topics tackled at a summer school held at Ripon College for students due to start in September.
Ripon Gazette
August 4, 2009
In education, elitism is not a dirty word
"Education, education, education" was the priority defined by Tony Blair at the outset of New Labour government.
Telegraph
August 2, 2009
Reno academy caters to really smart kids
Back home in Boise, Rachel was too bright for her own good.
AP Wire
August 1, 2009
Gifted and Talented pupils to receive more targeted support
The country’s brightest and most able children are to get more and better support, as the Government further strengthens its Gifted & Talented (G&T) programme, Schools Minister Vernon Coaker announced today.
eGov
August 1, 2009