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Duke and Shiv Nadar Universities to Cooperate on Educational, Research and ...
Duke TIP, a nonprofit organization recognized as a world leader in gifted and talented education, has offered programs for gifted students in India since 2008.
Duke University News
November 30, 2012

E.A. Young Academy's Carol Raymond Named 2012 Area Teacher of the Gifted
Carol Raymond, M.Ed., has been named as the 2012 Area Teacher of the Gifted award recipient for the Piney Woods/Prairie Area by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT).
PR.com (press release)
November 30, 2012

Chandler's Knox Gifted Academy focuses on STEM subjects
And because of the gifted academy's focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), Knox is the only school in the district that offers wireless Internet.
East Valley Tribune
November 28, 2012

Overheard on CNN.com: Myths about 'gifted' kids
Educator and author Carolyn Coil recently wrote a “My View” piece for Schools of Thought titled “Ten myths about gifted students and programs for the gifted.”
CNN
November 27, 2012

Gifted classes: Don't stumble on gifted
Slightly more than one out of every 10 children who attend K-8 classes in the Savannah-Chatham County public schools are considered “gifted.”
Savannah Morning News
November 26, 2012

Math Education Comes Full Circle for Gifted Middle Schoolers 
Organizers say the program -- a joint project of the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- is modeled specifically for mathematically gifted students and is intended as an alternative to traditional programs.
Texas A&M University
November 26, 2012

Hartford's Gifted And Talented School To Serve As Model For Districts
On the Connecticut Mastery Test, all 27 seventh-graders who took the exam this spring met the state's goal in reading, but educators here say the high test scores are only a snippet of what makes the Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy special.
Hartford Courant
November 25, 2012

Torture-testing tots
The lunacy surrounding admission into gifted and talented programs in the city's public schools has hit absurd new heights.
New York Daily News
November 25, 2012

Homework torture for some gifted students
The first clue Bonnie Beavers had of her daughter's learning disability came in the second grade.
Washington Post
November 24, 2012

Columbus City Schools: Where did the gifted kids go?
Soon-to-be college students and your parents, if you have any questions about planning for college, picking a career or paying for school the state has a new web site just for you: OhioMeansSuccess.org.
Columbus Dispatch
November 24, 2012

Author examines lives of exceptionally gifted young women
In “College at 13: Young, Gifted, and Purposeful,” local resident and co-author Dr. Razel Solow, in collaboration with Dr. Celeste Rhodes, analyzes the lives of 14 highly gifted young women who skipped all or most of high school
The Hudson Reporter
November 23, 2012

Teachers and Parents of Gifted Students Form Holiday Gift Guide
For older kids, make giving money or gift cards a little more interesting for a gifted child.
St. Clair Patch
November 21, 2012

Kids who don't fit the mould
Today she is employed as Eastbay REAP's GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) co-ordinator at Whakatane, where she supports schools and parents with GATE initiatives.
The Daily Post
November 20, 2012

Mary Baldwin junior mixes studies, running
The young woman took off down the track at Robert E. Lee High School.
News & Leader
November 18, 2012

Is Your Child Gifted?
Many a proud parent has deemed their child bright, advanced and more intelligent than his or her peers.
Information Nigeria
November 17, 2012

Program seeks to groom students left behind
Of the more than 200,000 students in the Houston Independent School District, a lucky portion go to our half dozen or so exemplary-ranked schools.
Houston Chronicle
November 16, 2012

Gifted students led by gifted teacher
As the language arts and social studies teacher for the 36 students in the Horizonsgifted program at Randolph Middle School, Wheeler, 52, describes what she does as a “dig-deep” program rather than an acceleration program.
Charlotte Observer
November 16, 2012

UALR professor named Distinguished Scholar
“I’m a Rocky Mountain girl,” said Dr. Ann Robinson of UALR’s Gifted Education program
Daily Record
November 16, 2012

Boulder Valley contingent headed to national gifted conference
"The national gifted convention is the Super Bowl of all things gifted," said Terry Bradley, president of the Boulder Valley Gifted and Talented advocate group and the Fairview High School gifted adviser.
Daily Camera
November 14, 2012

Julia Roberts Honored on Girl Scouts List of 100 Women of Distinction
Western Kentucky University's Mahurin Professor of GiftedStudies Julia Link Roberts recently joined a list of inspiring women including Barbara Kingsolver, Martha Layne Collins and Ashley, Naomi and Wynonna Judd.
SurfKY News
November 13, 2012

Ten myths about gifted students and programs for gifted
Beyond that definition, there are no specific national criteria for identifying gifted and talented students nor does federal law provide funding or mandates for identification of these students or programming for them.
CNN
November 12, 2012

Recognizing gifted children
They look like any other Maltese teenagers except that they are here to attend a programme for the exceptionally gifted. Their school has selected them to attend this programme voluntarily.
Times of Malta
November 11, 2012

Roanoke County School Board Chairman says public education is threatened in ...
If a gifted or college bound student does not want to be in an AP class, they have to take the "regular" class, there is no other choice.
WDBJ
November 9, 2012

Parents demand more for gifted
Parents of gifted and talented students expressed concern about the district's program spending and implementation at the Alamosa Board of Education meeting Monday night.
Valley Courier
November 9, 2012

Gifted and talented affiliate makes headway in Pueblo
Support and idea sharing for parents of gifted and talented students in the Pueblo area – that's the goal for a group currently coming together to become a local affiliate of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented.
Pueblo Chieftain
November 8, 2012

Teachers learn strategies to help gifted students
There is no such thing as a typical student, say leaders in the Delaware City School District.
This Week News
November 6, 2012 

Two facts primary schools cannot ignore
Singapore's primary school system is designed oppositely: Trying to catch gifted talents early and increasing resources to nurture them under the Gifted Education Programme.
TODAY online
November 6, 2012

Lohman suggests how to close gifted minority achievement gap
UI educational psychologist David Lohman suggests one way to boost the number of minority students identified as gifted is to use local norms on ability and achievement tests to boost the number of academically talented minority students served by school-based talent development programs.
Iowa Now
November 5, 2012 

Where Are the Gifted Minorities?
For more than a quarter century, critics have faulted gifted education programs for catering to kids from advantaged backgrounds.
Scientific American
November 5, 2012

Tacos For Scholarships: Supporting Gifted Latino Students
People from around the Rogue Valley are invited to tantalize their taste buds while supporting gifted Latino students this weekend.
KOBI-TV
November 4, 2012

Hartford's Renzulli Academy To Be Replicated
Hartford Public Schools' acclaimed Renzulli Academy for Gifted Students is set to be replicated in at least three other districts, under a $500,000 grant announced today by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Hartford Courant
November 3, 2012

Schools 'failing to stretch the brightest pupils'
Janey Walker, director of a new online service for gifted pupils set up by Warwick University, said large numbers of teachers found it difficult to “fulfil the needs” of the brightest young people.
The Telegraph
November 2, 2012

Uni supporting talented students
The International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY), an organization founded by the University of Warwick to assist talented high school students around the world, recently launched their new social networking site.
The Boar
November 1, 2012