Gifted Education
Learn more about the practices, procedures, and programs used to educate children who have been identified as gifted or talented
Special Education
From Our Research Center
Even Gifted Educators Say Their Classes Don't Reach All Who Need Them
Students of color, low-income students, and English-language learners are underrepresented in gifted classes, according to a survey.
Special Education
How Do Schools Find Gifted Students? Some Survey Results
Eight charts from a nationwide survey of nearly 800 gifted-education teachers and administrators show how schools are identifying students for gifted services and where the screening falls short.
Special Education
Opinion
What We're Getting Wrong About Gifted Education
We’re leaving out a large swath of students whose giftedness doesn't line up with traditional lesson-learning, writes Joseph S. Renzulli.
Special Education
Opinion
Stop Scapegoating Gifted Students for Inequality
Eliminating gifted programs all together is the wrong solution to fixing racial and economic imbalances, argues James R. Delisle.
Teaching
Opinion
Enrichment Isn't Just for Gifted Students
All students should have the chance to follow their passions and explore their curiosity.
Special Education
Q&A
Q&A: Jill Adelson Looks to a 'Better Route' to Improve Gifted Education
Jill Adelson, editor of the journal Gifted Child Quarterly, talks about the best evidence in gifted education, and areas where research is thin on the ground.
School & District Management
4 Ways Schools Help or Hinder Gifted Students
Gifted education programs can support academically advanced students or, in some cases, hold them back. Four studies presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting show how.
School & District Management
Creating Opportunities for Gifted Students in Rural Communities
In a pair of videos, Education Week chronicles the challenges and opportunities for gifted rural students in Alaska.
Special Education
Video
‘It Has to Be Possible’: Educating Gifted Students in Small Town Alaska
Growing up gifted in rural Alaska can be a struggle. It can be tough to find the challenging courses you need, and the advising to get you planted firmly on a path to college.
Education Week sent a video team to Alaska to chronicle the work of educators and community members who are trying to build solid pathways for their brightest students.
We found intriguing work going on in the city of Nome, a town of about 3,500 people on the Norton Sound.
Kastyn Lie is a senior at Nome Beltz Junior/Senior High School and a college-aspiring student. School leaders tell us how tough it is to assemble the resources they need to offer a rigorous course of study to students like Kastyn. There's no program for gifted students in the Nome school district.
Special Education
Video
Creating Pathways for Gifted Students in Rural Alaska
Growing up gifted in rural Alaska can be a struggle. It can be tough to find the challenging courses you need, and the advising to get you planted firmly on a path to college.
See how one program, the Rural Alaska Honors Institute, is helping gifted Alaska Native students find their way to college.
Run by the Rural Alaska Honors Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, it offers residential summer programs for college credit, and advanced courses online during the school year.
Special Education
Parents Wield Online Tools to Advocate for Children With Disabilities
Once isolated, parents are using social media and the internet to find information and communities to assure their children get the services they need.
School & District Management
Rural Communities Test Ways to Hook Gifted Students
In the mountains of Virginia and Kentucky, gifted educators use local lessons to help bright students feel rooted and engaged.
Special Education
Video
Identifying and Supporting Gifted Students in Rural Districts
Educators in rural districts face a range of challenges in providing services to gifted students. In this video discussion, educators in Montana, Kentucky, and Alaska share their insights and lessons for ensuring that gifted students in their rural districts have access to the programs and services that will help them reach their academic potential.
School & District Management
There's a Downside to Attending an Academically Selective School, Study Says
A long-running study of 377,000 students suggests that students at socioeconomically advantaged high schools tend to complete more schooling and earn higher incomes years later than those who chose academically selective schools.