Missouri bill would require universal gifted testing before third grade

A bill advancing to the Missouri Senate would require all public schools in the state to conduct universal gifted testing for ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Brainerd Public Schools to pause gifted program for 1st graders next year

BRAINERD — This year’s kindergartners at Brainerd Public Schools will not undergo testing for the district’s gifted program that serves elementary students. Available for students in first through ...
Daily Herald

Alpine School District to go ahead with second grade gifted testing

Parent Carly Ferrin speaks during the public comment portion of the Alpine School District board meeting held at the district office in American Fork on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Parent Jessica Young ...
Post and Courier

Gifted and Talented program provides students with above grade level instruction

Dorchester District Two’s Gifted and Talented Education program (GATE) has been around since the early eighties. The goal of the program is to help students learn above grade level material at a ...
The New York Times

Why America’s Debate Over Which Children Are ‘Gifted’ Won’t Go Away

Gifted programs could be shutting out millions of high-performing Black and Latino children from low-income families. Can districts fix their advanced education problem? By Troy Closson In New York ...
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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 for how they are carried out—or how students are selected for them.