Gifted Education
Learn more about the practices, procedures, and programs used to educate children who have been identified as gifted or talented
English Learners
Q&A
Hispanic English Learners Are Underrepresented in Gifted Programs. What Can Help
A researcher outlines what schools need to do to provide better support for Hispanic English learners and their parents.
Teaching
Teachers Don’t Identify Creativity Equally in All Students. Why That Matters
Teachers have subconscious biases in how they view student creativity. That could result in disadvantages—at school and beyond.
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.
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.
Teaching
Spotlight
Spotlight on Differentiated Learning
This Spotlight will help you evaluate differentiated instruction methods, create equitable gifted and talented programs, and more.
Special Education
English Learners, Students With Disabilities Blocked From Gifted Programs, Data Finds
State policies are needed to improve representation in gifted and talented programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Families & the Community
How Schools Can Benefit From the Power of Positive Parents
Parents and administrators share what worked in their school-change efforts.
Equity & Diversity
Schools 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.
Special Education
What the Research Says
3 Out of 4 Gifted Black Students 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.
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.