Donors keep program for gifted kids afloat
The North Carolina Governor’s School Foundation has surpassed its fundraising goal to keep alive the residential summer program for academically gifted high school students.
News-Record
October 31, 2011
Researchers say IQ tests not a real measure of intelligence
Even though his own score on an IQ test earned him membership in the Indiana Mensa organization, Joe Stamper doesn't think a person's intelligence can be measured by tests.
Journal & Courier
October 31, 2011
Imagine opens school in just 21 days
Imagine Schools officials devised a plan to fill a vacant downtown high-rise with a school for gifted and talented children — one intended to draw the brightest kids from Imagine's three elementary schools and from other schools in the city.
St. Louis Today
October 31, 2011
Noble selected to lead association
Glenn Nobles of Hattiesburg was recently selected as president of the Mississippi Association for Gifted Children.
Hattiesburg American
October 29, 2011
Prairie Elementary aiding gifted and talented
Many experts have a difficult time agreeing on a definition of giftedness.
Daily Globe
October 29, 2011
No Child Left Behind leaves behind too many
Back in September, President Barack Obama took the first step in repealing “No Child Left Behind,” an act implemented in 2002 to improve education across the nation.
The Daily Illini
October 28, 2011
Gifted and Talented Service to Old Settlers
Two generations of people in Minidoka County many years removed from each other connected earlier in October with the culmination of a historical, educational, service project by 25 Gifted and Talented students for the county’s Old Settlers group.
The Voice
October 27, 2011
In IPS, competition is in the classroom
Superintendent is focusing on school choice
Indianapolis Star
October 27, 2011
Sage School offers program for parents
The Sage School, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education (MAGE), has announced a new program designed to assist parents.
Sun Chronicle
October 27, 2011
A Symbaloo for Gifted Education
The bulletin board above my desk was getting a wee bit cluttered.
Ed Week Blog
October 26, 2011
“Access to [Gifted & Talented] Programs Should Not Be Dependent On Zip Code”
The following public comments were made to the Harford County Board of Education by parent Yvonne Golczewski on October 24, 2011.
The Dagger
October 25, 2011
Aramco Gifted Program students steal limelight at London fest
Two students from the Saudi Aramco Summer Gifted Program flexed their scientific skills at one of Europe’s largest science festivals.
Arab News
October 25, 2011
Texas schools fail English-limited Hispanics
Texas State University researcher Omar López has uncovered what he calls a systemic injustice that English-limited students face in Texas public high schools every day.
The Monitor
October 22, 2011
Brookhaven Academy Launches Allen, Texas’s Only Gifted & Talented Trilingual Pre-Kindergarten Program
The Gifted & Talented Trilingual Pre-Kindergarten Program reflects the school’s focus on transforming early childhood education.
PR Web
October 22, 2011
As Brain Changes, So Can IQ
Study Finds Teens' Intellects May Be More Malleable Than Previously Thought
Wall Street Journal
October 20, 2011
LKCISD approves improvement plans for its campuses
Linden-Kildare CISD board members heard improvement plans from campus administrators during a meeting held Oct. 11.
Cass County Sun
October 20, 2011
Mississippi school district provides gifted students with creative program
Many schools around the country provide special programs for students that meet certain academic requirements, such as a high IQ
Fun Education
October 19, 2011
District increases opportunities for nurturing gifted students
Washoe County School District has put into place many programs that meet the needs of our 63,000 students.
Reno Gazette
October 19, 2011
WKU's Center for Gifted Studies Director Wins Award
Dr. Julia Roberts, executive director of The Center for Gifted Studies and the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU, is the recipient of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators‘ 2011 William T. Nallia Award.
WBKO
October 18, 2011
Dr. Joe Renzulli To Attend Windsor High School Seminar Student Display
Dr. Joe Renzulli, Director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Education and creator of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), will attend the Windsor High School Seminar project exhibit on Thursday.
Hartford Courant
October 18, 2011
Gifted students use time to get creative
Fourth-graders in Tracy Robinson's class at Thames Elementary School are thinking of things they can put in a hat.
Hattiesburg American
October 17, 2011
La Crosse extending gifted program to more students
The La Crosse School District had 25 percent more students participate in its gifted program at middle and elementary levels in 2010-11, officials said Monday.
LaCrosse Tribune
October 17, 2011
CY tries middle-level gifted and talented program
The national program is being offered at CY this year to address a need for different courses to challenge students identified as “gifted and talented.”
Casper Star-Tribune
October 16, 2011
Program helps gifted kids build academic, social skills
The students in BRIDGES are exposed to new activities that go beyond what they see in the classroom, said Judy Glass, a gifted and talented teacher.
Bowling Green Daily News
October 16, 2011
Top high school students can earn credits at NCC
Gifted high school-aged students can earn up to two years of college credit while still in high school through North Central College's Lederman Scholars Program.
Chicago Sun-TimesO
ctober 15, 2011
QUEST re-opens at Holy Rosary
Holy Rosary's gifted program is a "pull-out" program designed to tap into the creative and curious veins that flow through the gifted and talented students of Holy Rosary School.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
October 14, 2011
Program Gets Review
The gifted and talented program in the Fayetteville School District likely will be accredited for another three years after a visit from an Arkansas Department of Education monitor Tuesday.
NWA
October 13, 2011
Why gifted education misses out
Frederick M. Hess’s long essay in the latest issue of the quarterly National Affairs pleased those of us who share the American Enterprise Institute scholar’s dislike for politicians’ fixation on closing the achievement gap.
Washington Post – Blog
October 12, 2011
Gifted Education: A Day in the Life
We sit together across the table from each other in a small room that, in a few moments, will become the school's resource room.
Psychology Today
October 11, 2011
Parents rescue program for gifted students
For Dr. Cathy Kim, learning to be an active partner in her gifted son's education started the day she found drawings on a video game-style work sheet in his backpack. She was astounded by his happiness with his creation and his yearning for more art.
Ventura County Star
October 11, 2011
Gifted children: What does it mean, and what should you do?
While there are many preconceptions and misconceptions about gifted children and their behavior, they are, in Professor Joan Freeman's opinion, "normal children, apart from what they're good at".
Irish Independent
October 10, 2011
How to Support Gifted Students in Your Classroom
Technically all students, according to developmental psychologists Abraham Maslow and Howard Gardener, are gifted at something.
Edutopia – Blog
October 9, 2011
Missouri schools open new facility for gifted students
The National Association for Gifted Children states that there are an estimated 3,000,000 gifted children in classrooms throughout the country.
Fun Education
October 7, 2011
CPS eyes alternatives for gifted kindergartners
Parents worried about not getting their children into the gifted kindergartner program at the increasingly crowded South Loop Elementary School may still get a chance, Chicago Public Schools officials said today.
Chicago Tribune
October 7, 2011
Dressel School Reopens As Gifted Education Center
As of Sept. 26, buses began rolling into Dressel School, 10255 Musick Ave., as a new class of students and teachers breathe life into the historic Lindbergh Schools building.
South County Times
October 7, 2011
Schools help gifted students
While some students within the Washington County School District require assistance after falling behind in their studies, others advance more rapidly and need additional challenges.
Daily Spectrum
October 6, 2011
Is your child gifted?
Most elementary schools offer a program geared especially toward “gifted and talented” students.
Sun News
October 6, 2011
School System Seeks Input on Gifted Services
Arlington Public Schools’ Gifted Services Office is conducting a review of the Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted.
Sun Gazette
October 5, 2011
Raising gifted kids
A book's latest revision helps guide parents and gifted teens amid today's issues and tomorrow's goals
Star Tribune
October 2, 2011