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

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 ...

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 ...

Public debate over gifted education tends to focus on fairness. Who gets to be called “gifted” and what sort of extras do ...

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 ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin School District is changing up how it identifies its best and brightest. “We are trying to take that guesswork out. We’re trying to ensure that there’s not a kid that’s missed ...

Editor’s note: Paterson school district officials allowed students to be interviewed on the condition that their full names not be published. PATERSON — The entrance exam for the Gifted and Talented ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and ...