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Gifted Education

Learn more about the practices, procedures, and programs used to educate children who have been identified as gifted or talented
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Special Education How to Make Gifted Programs More Equitable
Experts discussed new, equitable models for advanced education, moving away from traditional "gifted and talented" programs.
Annie Goldman, June 13, 2024
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Special Education Opinion Can Gifted Education Be Excellent and Equitable?
The focus should be on high achievers rather than students considered to be "gifted," which is a contentious term.
Rick Hess, July 13, 2023
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6 min read
Teaching Spotlight Spotlight on Differentiated Learning
This Spotlight will help you evaluate differentiated instruction methods, create equitable gifted and talented programs, and more.
May 1, 2023
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Special Education English Learners, 69传媒 With Disabilities Blocked From Gifted Programs, Data Finds
State policies are needed to improve representation in gifted and talented programs.
Ileana Najarro, April 4, 2023
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3 min read
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Equity & Diversity Opinion The Report of Gifted Education's Death Is Greatly Exaggerated
Few low-income kids and kids of color make it into gifted programs. James R. Delisle explains effective ways to address that problem.
James R. Delisle, February 8, 2023
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4 min read
Anthony Vargas, the supervisor of gifted and talented and advanced programs, judges and advises 6th grade student projects prepared for the National History Day contest at Baldwin Intermediate School in Manassas, Va., on December 6, 2022.
Anthony Vargas, the supervisor of gifted and talented and advanced programs, judges presentations by 6th graders at Baldwin Intermediate School in Manassas, Va. The students, in the gifted education program, were preparing for a National History Day contest.
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Equity & Diversity Q&A A Formula for Creating More Equitable Gifted and Talented Programs
Anthony Vargas in Manassas, Va., has nearly doubled the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the district's gifted program.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 6, 2023
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4 min read
Anthony Vargas judges projects presented by 5th grade students at Baldwin Intermediate School in Manassas, Va., on Dec. 6, 2022.
Anthony Vargas judges projects presented by 5th grade students at Baldwin Intermediate School in Manassas, Va.
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Equity & Diversity Leader To Learn From A Leader Who's Busting Down Barriers to Gifted Education
Anthony Vargas has nearly doubled the share of poor and Hispanic students in gifted education in Manassas, Va.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 6, 2023
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8 min read
Anthony Vargas judges and advises 6th grade student projects prepared for the National History Day contest at Mayfield Intermediate School in Manassas, Va., on Dec. 6, 2022.
Anthony Vargas, the supervisor of gifted and talented and advanced programs in Manassas Public 69传媒, Manassas, Va., judges and advises 6th grade students on their projects for a National History Day contest at Mayfield Intermediate School.
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Student Achievement Photo Essay PHOTOS: A Leader Who Affects Everyone He Encounters
EdWeek photographer Valerie Plesch reflects on her day with Anthony Vargas, a 2023 Leaders To Learn From honoree.
February 6, 2023
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Families & the Community How 69传媒 Can Benefit From the Power of Positive Parents
Parents and administrators share what worked in their school-change efforts.
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 13, 2023
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Equity & Diversity 69传媒 Are Resegregating. There's a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That
As the court weighs race-conscious college admissions policies, some say the needs of resegregating K-12 schools ought to be considered, too.
Mark Walsh, November 28, 2022
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8 min read
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Special Education What the Research Says 3 Out of 4 Gifted Black 69传媒 Never Get Identified. Here's How to Find Them
Most attend schools where they never get a chance to be recognized, a new Purdue University study finds.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 3, 2022
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College & Workforce Readiness Spotlight Spotlight on Inspiring Innovation Through STEM Education
This Spotlight will empower you on ways to include more students of color, locate gifted students in unexpected places, and more.
January 16, 2022
69传媒 write and draw positive affirmations on poster board at P.S. 5 Port Morris, an elementary school in The Bronx borough of New York on Aug. 17, 2021. New York City will phase out its program for gifted and talented students that critics say favors whites and Asian American students, while enrolling disproportionately few Black and Latino children, in the nation's largest and arguably most segregated school system.
69传媒 write and draw positive affirmations on poster board at P.S. 5 Port Morris, an elementary school in The Bronx borough of New York on Aug. 17, 2021. New York City will phase out its program for gifted and talented students that critics say favors whites and Asian American students, while enrolling disproportionately few Black and Latino children, in the nation's largest and arguably most segregated school system.
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Special Education New York City Will Phase Out Controversial Gifted and Talented Program
The massive change is aimed at addressing racial disparities in the biggest school system in the country.
Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News, October 8, 2021
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4 min read
From left, Mia-Arie Wilson, 13, Lindsey Coates, 13, Ava Bell, 13, and Makayla Waiters, 13, at Western Branch Middle School in Chesapeake, Va., on Sept. 21, 2021. The students are members of the Student Council Association and have been instrumental in making changes at the school.
From left, Mia Arie Wilson, 13, Lindsey Coates, 13, Ava Bell, 13, and Makayla Waiters, 13, at Western Branch Middle School in Chesapeake, Va., were part of a student social justice task force that prompted big changes at their school.
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School & District Management 69传媒 Sought Changes at Their Middle School. Their Principal Listened
Principal Kambar Khoshaba initiated a student social justice task force at the middle school he leads. 69传媒 say it's had a big impact.
Denisa R. Superville, September 29, 2021
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10 min read
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