Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the word “gifted,” but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember ...

Testing young children for “giftedness” has a long history, but experts say there’s not much science to back the process. Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

As educators work to make gifted and talented education more equitable, one researcher is drawing attention to a student group that is particularly underrepresented in programs for advanced learners: ...

A group third grade children in Charleston play a Stretch or Support game as part of a talent development program. A group of third grade students gather around a board game on a Wednesday afternoon ...

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 ...

Second grade is a big year for testing – not just for reading and math, but also for potential learning disabilities and services like gifted education. About 8% of Alabama children are identified as ...

Source: Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D. I loved being in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program as a kid (abbreviated as GT in many states). Bearing this label in elementary school gave me ...

When 10-year-old Cadence Silas admits she’s bored in class and says the teacher spends too much time trying to control the kids, her dad’s jaw tightens and he looks down for a quick moment. Charles ...

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 ...