New principal steps up
Isaac Castelaz has seen a lot of schools.
Chicago Journal
September 26, 2012
Newtown balks at $13G for a gifted pupil
Vouros said his vote was not against benefitting gifted and talent students; it was a vote meant to assure the district make gifted and talented education a higher priority for all children with intellectual gifts.
Danbury News Times
September 25, 2012
House OKs bills establishing centers for gifted kids, disabled children
The House of Representatives has approved two measures seeking to establish local centers for children with disabilities and children in need of special education (SPED).
GMA News
September 23, 2012
Inspired teachers tap young imagination
GIFTED teachers are celebrated in story, song and episodes of Glee, but their most important legacy is that their lessons are remembered forever.
North Shore News
September 23, 2012
Assessing gifted assessment tools
Norfolk schools wisely put the brakes on a five-year plan for gifted education to address the under-representation of blacks and students from poor households.
The Virginian-Pilot
September 22, 2012
Florence 1 gifted program REACHing for more
Lesson plans that integrate multiple concepts across disciplines and seem more like fun craft projects than school work are the norm at Florence School District 1's Gifted and Talented (GT) program for third- through sixth-graders, called REACH.
SCNow
September 22, 2012
Young, Gifted and Neglected
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both attended elite private high schools.
New York Times
September 19, 2012
Gifted and talented education in Montgomery County Public Schools
Today, the New York Times carries a piece on gifted and talented education, written by Chester F. Finn, Jr. It draws attention to the neglect of educational options for our best and brightest.
Washington Examiner
September 19, 2012
Statistics show a gap in race in gifted education
Robert Downs has attended Norfolk Public Schools since kindergarten, but it wasn't until fifth grade that his mother learned of the division's program for gifted students.
The Virginian-Pilot
September 18, 2012
New UWS Middle School for Gifted and Talented Students to Open Next Fall
The Upper West Side's Speyer Legacy School will open a new middle school for gifted and talented students next year and move the entire school to a bigger space, a school representative said.
DNAinfo
September 17, 2012
Special children get government support
More than 1.2 million gifted children with superior academic performance need special training to maximize their full potential but the country lacked the educational system that would address their special needs, Sen. Edgardo Angara said on Sunday.
Manila Standard Today
September 17, 2012
So Your Gifted Child Gets All A's... So What?
Grades are only a part of the school's information you should be considering.
Psychology Today
September 17, 2012
Woodworth Offers Educators Insights About Gifted Students
G. Fred Woodworth, professor of education at Southern Wesleyan University, conducted a class about social and emotional needs of gifted learners for a group of Pickens County gifted/talented teachers and guidance counselors.
Easley Patch
September 16, 2012
Can't Find a School for Your Gifted Child? Start Your Own
What do you do if you can't find a school that offers the right academic stimulation for your highly gifted child? If you are Robert and Susan Gold of North Potomac, you open your own.
Bethesda Magazine
September 15, 2012
Gifted students can excel alongside like-minded classmates
There is no denying that some children are just more advanced than others their age.
Fun Education
September 14, 2012
NIAS project aims to spot gifted kids
A first-of-its-kind programme is formulated by researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) to help identify talented children and tap their potential.
Daily News & Analysis
September 14, 2012
New gifted-students program for fifth and sixth graders at Queen Creek Middle School
Queen Creek Middle School added a new program for gifted fifth and sixth graders to help create college- and career-ready students, according to school officials
Newszap
September 14, 2012
Fillip for gifted children
The atmosphere at the Permatapintar class at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi. The Malaysia Education Blueprint preliminary report acknowledges that grooming top talent is a priority
New Straits Times
September 13, 2012
Help gifted children excel
While special education has become relatively widespread in India, as a nation we still lag behind on gifted education, i.e. education for children with high ability.
Deccan Herald
September 12, 2012
Review of schools' gifted, talented programs begins
The district is committed to creating a learning culture where everyone, younger and older, understands what high-quality learning looks like in action.
This Week News
September 12, 2012
School for gifted lacks funding
Although a 10-year plan to improve schools for gifted students was approved by the Government two years ago, only a small percentage of the state funds given to provinces to build classrooms.
Viet Nam News
September 12, 2012
Partners in Education: Gifted & Talented Academy
It's a new year for students in Northeast Wisconsin, and the Green Bay School District is opening its doors to a brand new program for academically gifted students.
WGBA-TV
September 11, 2012
Gifted Students In Rockford See More Opportunities |
A new academic year is underway for schools across Illinois
WNIJ & WNIU Public Radio
September 10, 2012
Norfolk forum to focus on gifted-student programs
Since the School Board delayed a vote on the division's five-year plan for gifted education, parents will have a chance to comment on the proposal at a forum Tuesday.
The Virginian-Pilot
September 10, 2012
No achievement gap closing in Montgomery County Public Schools
After President Obama’s speech at the Democratic Convention, the superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) tweeted “Obama talks about education, has lofty goals, doesn't acknowledge harm of RTTT/NCLB-esque policies that over-rely on standardized tests.”
Washington Examiner
September 9, 2012
Non-academically gifted?
My oldest son is likely one of those moderately gifted kids; you know, reading four grades above level, math two grades above, understand logic and deep concepts far beyond his 5 years.
Mothering
September 6, 2012
The Right Fit
A new school year has begun, and I wanted to share with you a great moment from these early days.
Ed Week Teacher
September 6, 2012
The challenges that gifted people face
TALENT without opportunity achieves nothing. This is the problem facing all gifted people, in society: how will a gifted person find or create opportunities appropriate to that gift?
The Star
September 2, 2012
New type of learning
Soon, all the school's teachers will be certified Gifted and Talented teachers so they can all use the GT strategies with students in their offline electives.
Times Record News
September 2, 2012
Startup schools for 'gifted' emerge as state cuts public funding
As public schools reduce extra services for gifted children following state funding cuts, a few startup private schools and support networks have emerged locally with a broader definition of "gifted."
Palo Alto Online
September 1, 2012