Mark Twain wrote to a reporter who was checking on whether the great author was still among the living: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” That same thing can be said about the death of ...

The role of what is known as “gifted and talented” programs in public K-12 education has long been debated in contentious conversations on how schools determine their most advanced students and ...

When New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani suggested ending gifted education for young children, the response was instant and intense. His idea to phase out gifted programs until third grade, ...

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reignited a debate over gifted education when he said he would do away with gifted kindergarten programs if elected. Testing young children for “giftedness” ...

One of the most divisive topics in education is gifted education. Even the word itself—gifted—has caused debate. The efficacy and equity of gifted programs came under fire in 2021 when New York City ...

Schools are now offering a range of education options, ranging from enrichment streams, extension classes and STEM programs.

The father of four gifted children, Brad Rine of Metairie has no doubt that the specialized education they have received in Jefferson Parish public schools is, in fact, "special education." One day ...

When news broke late last week that behemoth education company Pearson had bungled the scoring of standardized tests used for admissions to gifted education programs in New York City, it united Gotham ...

Gifted education is a valuable opportunity that, unfortunately, has often been restricted to those with racial and economic privilege. In Columbia Public Schools (CPS), the gifted education program is ...

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. For ...

Apolonio "Polo" Trejo has made it his personal calling to help teachers better recognize "invisible characteristics" of gifted young students. Trejo, a bilingual educator and professor at Our Lady of ...

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 ...