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