Gifted. Talented. And invisible.
Bloomington's all-day gifted student program rescued Delly Fears from chronic boredom at school.
Pioneer Press
February 27, 2011
Psst….wanna hear a secret?
Every year, the North Bergen School District chooses their brightest eighth graders, many of whom are involved in their school’s student councils or honors programs, for the annual Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference.
Hudson Reporter
February 27, 2011
Roberto Clemente parents, students object to changes in gifted program
Sixth-graders Ishan Mundra and Matthew Feng and seventh-grader Rachit Agarwal say they sometimes feel silly raising their hands in their non-gifted classes at Roberto Clemente Middle School.
The Gazette
February 24, 2011
Program celebrates 30 years
The Trumbull County Educational Service Center's Saturday Enrichment Program is marking its 30th year.
Tribune Chronicle
February 23, 2011
Sharing the Gifted and Talented Curriculum
GT doesn’t have to be an exclusive club. There is room for everyone to learn.
Yorktown Patch
February 22, 2011
Discrimination lawsuit filed against District 181
According to a lawsuit filed against Hinsdale Township School District 181 on Jan. 24, the school district has consistently excluded a student from its gifted program despite qualifying test scores.
Hinsdale Suburban Life
February 22, 2011
Staib puts math skills to work
Math has been a passion for West High senior Matt Staib since the fourth grade, when his parents signed him up for an online gifted program through Stanford University.
Press-Citizen
February 21, 2011
Gifted Programs Go on Block as Schools Must Do With Less
When she was just 3, Teela Huff understood how to add numbers. By third grade, she was tutoring her peers.
New York Times
February 19, 2011
HEAF Helps Bronx Students
It may be called the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, but the supplemental education program is working with many motivated Bronx children from middle school to college.
Bronx Times
February 18, 2011
Two county schools honored for Gifted and Talented programs
Two Washington County schools were among five in Maryland to receive Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education School Awards on Wednesday in Annapolis.
Herald-Mail
February 18, 2011
Are Your Kids ADD, ADHD or Intuitively Gifted?
The National Association of Gifted Children report that gifted children are being misdiagnosed with ADD and ADHD, and prescribed drugs which inhibit their ability to function and develop their gifts.
Chicago Now
February 17, 2011
Removing barriers for gifted students
Selected students at Cobar High School will have an opportunity this year to participate in innovative ‘across-the-region’ virtual technology classes
Cobar Age
February 16, 2011
Education funding discussed in MT Legislature
Montana lawmakers on Monday took up the issue of considering reducing funding for K-12 education.
KXLH
February 15, 2011
Lufkin’s PACE program offers advanced education for kids
Students who started in the Lufkin school district’s PACE program in kindergarten have gone on to be co-captain of the cheerleading squad, captain of the drill team, basketball stars, homecoming queen, and of course, successful academic students, according to Dunbar Primary’s PACE coordinator Jamie Mahan.
Lufkin Daily News
February 14, 2011
Pittsburgh schools want more students in AP courses
Try using these words in a sentence: Advanced Placement.
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
February 14, 2011
Gifted students and ‘mind-numbing’ schools
Lawmakers have returned to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to confront a host of looming issues.
San Diego Union Tribune
February 13, 2011
Still not fixed
At that time, there were a lot of black students at Broughton, but they were rarely in my classes that were labeled Gifted and Talented.
News & Observer
February 12, 2011
Advanced learning: When do you skip a grade?
Among the greatest strengths of the Demopolis City Schools system is its ability to evaluate students and offer educational enrichment at an early stage.
Demopolis Times
February 11, 2011
Prince George’s County Struggles to Protect Schools
Despite budget woes, Prince George’s County Schools Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. and other school leaders have pledged to shield classrooms from devastating cuts needed to close an anticipated $85 million budget shortfall.
Washington Informer
February 11, 2011
School district cuts art, music, gifted classes
Elementary school music, art and gifted classes have been cut and the school district’s kindergarten program is up in the air after a round of budget cuts Thursday night.
News-Herald
February 10, 2011
Republican legislators cut millions for education programs
The Republican majority on an education subcommittee on Thursday cut $4 million in proposed state funding for programs ranging from those for gifted and talented students to providing vocational education, a move that jeopardizes an equivalent amount of federal money.
Missoulian
February 10, 2011
Every student treated as gifted, talented at Sunset Park school
Sunset Park sets out to teach all students like they're gifted.
The Herald
February 9, 2011
ECISD tackles diversity
ECISD trustees heard a proposed definition of diversity at a Tuesday afternoon workshop meeting.
Odessa American
February 8, 2011
RCPS wants change to gifted service
Rockdale County’s gifted service at the elementary school level will operate differently next school year.
Rockdale Citizen
February 8, 2011
Rockford residents offer feedback on cuts
Tationa Elliott could be out of a job next year in the Rockford School District.
Rockford Register Star
February 6, 2011
Lehigh Elementary educator is Teacher of the Year
A surprised look and a wide smile is how the newest Teacher of the Year at Lehigh Elementary School greeted members of the school board, the interim superintendent of schools and an army of press people who covered her presentation Friday morning.
Lehigh Acres Citizen
February 5, 2011
New curriculum in Charleston County helps identify gifted, talented students
Teachers in Charleston County are paying closer attention to first and second grade students to identify those who are gifted and talented.
Live 5 News
February 4, 2011
Educational Success: America's New Industrial Policy
The United States has typically avoided the government-sponsored industrial policy of our economic competitors.
The Huffington Post
February 3, 2011
Teachers to use gifted technique
All students at JW Faulk Elementary School will soon learn from teachers trained in gifted education as part of the district's plan.
2TheAdvocate
February 3, 2011
Future of Canyons' gifted and talented program up in the air
Quick learners in the Canyons District might receive their advanced curriculum in a different manner depending on how the district's Board of Education responds to a recent internal report.
Deseret News
February 3, 2011
New Website for Parents and Educators Helps Promote Creativity in Children
Exquisite Minds believes in the importance of cultivating creativity in bright and gifted children and offers support to parents and educators who want to challenge all children to find new and constructive ways to look at the world.
PR Web
February 1, 2011
NKU pulls in prospective students with Man Up! Leadership conference
Northern Kentucky University's Institute for Talent Development and Gifted Studies will be hosting up to 400 Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati male high schoolers for a day designed to prepare them for college and careers.
Soapbox
February 1, 2011
Bartlett Middle School thriving with reform
Determined middle school reformers regroup after rough start.
Savannah Morning News
February 1, 2011
Discrimination kept child out of gifted program
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 faces a lawsuit filed by the family of one of its own board members, claiming the district denied a student access to its gifted program because the student is Hispanic and lacks political connections.
Trib Local
February 1, 2011