For many adults, the word gifted brings back a familiar image: a small group of high-achieving students leaving class once a ...

Shina Smith, 13, left, and Chris Douglass, 13, are two of 50 incoming students participating in Westlake High School's "Come West 9" summer program intended to reach out to gifted students in pursuit ...

How do you tell if your child is gifted? Schools that have programs for gifted students are often able to identify them by using traditional screening methods, like group IQ tests, review of ...

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 ...

Education today is under-performing, particularly for gifted special needs students. These talented, curious, and sensitive students are receiving less specialized professional help for their unique ...

When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the ...

Parents often sense when their child seems to think, question, or learn differently from others their age. Some children show unusually strong curiosity, advanced reasoning, or a deep emotional ...

As part of AirTalk's on-going series on Special Education, this discussion addresses gifted education. What is giftedness? What should you do if you suspect your child is gifted, and what educational ...

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: ...

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” ...