Gifted education programs lack federal standards, new study reveals

While gifted and talented education programs can be found in most public schools in the country, there is no federal standard ...

NY GOP gov hopeful Bruce Blakeman backs 'gifted and talented' schools slammed by Mamdani, activists as racist

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s goal of phasing out part of the Big Apple’s ...
Yahoo

I Was Enrolled In A 'Gifted' Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.

"In G/T, I learned quickly that much of my self-esteem came from academic praise and approval from adults," the author writes. Alena Shafieva via Getty Images I don’t remember precisely when I first ...
News Tribune

Cole R-1 gifted education puts creativity into learning

For the first time, Russellville's Cole R-1 Elementary School has a gifted education program. The district has desired a ...

Mamdani picks educator who worked to dismantle Gifted & Talented program as NYC schools chancellor

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani expected to name longtime NYC educator Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor, overseeing nation's ...
YourTango

Woman In The Gifted Program As A Child Explains That The True Purpose Was Not To Help Smart Kids Do Better

Gifted programs in schools have long been a topic of debate and discussion among parents, teachers, students, and school administrators. A plethora of studies and statistics have time and time again ...

Missouri lawmakers seek to improve gifted education in public schools

More Missouri public school students could receive gifted education under two proposals debated by the House Education Committee Thursday. State Rep. Brenda Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, is ...
Fox News

Seattle public schools replacing gifted students program to be more 'inclusive,' citing diversity concerns

Seattle Public Schools is replacing its program for gifted students with a more "inclusive" and "equitable" program in an ongoing trend of states scrapping honors classes in the name of diversity. SPS ...
Connecticut Post

Changes mapped for Westport schools' gifted program

WESTPORT -- School administrators outlined a series of recommendations that seek to further integrate the curricula in gifted and regular education classes, create more personalized education plans ...

Who is Kamar Samuels, NYC’s new schools chancellor? His plans on integration, gifted programs and more

In an exclusive interview with the Daily News, Samuels reflected on his rise: his background, experience and the lessons he ...
Gothamist

Lawmakers push for gifted programs to be more widespread in NYC schools

State lawmakers are calling on their colleagues to pass legislation that would expand New York City's gifted and talented programs as they become a flashpoint in the mayor’s race. The legislation ...
AOL

I Was Enrolled In A 'Gifted' Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.

I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the word “gifted,” but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember being pulled out of my first-grade class and led to the fifth-grade ...