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Remaining Vigilant

June 3, 2016
Of all the new gifted learner provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, I'm especially drawn to the language that specially permits school districts to use Title I funds to identify and serve low-income gifted students.  

The importance of parent intuition and observation in recognizing highly creative children

June 1, 2016
This blog post, an excerpt from Parenting for High Potential (Spring 2016), is by Kathryn P. Haydon, the author of Creativity for Everybody and a former teacher who supports an educational paradigm based on student strengths and creative thinking.

The importance of robust state gifted policies

Sally Krisel
May 25, 2016
If you had a magic wand and could change one thing to ensure the availability of great gifted education services for students, what would it be? Gifted education policies provide a framework for identification, services, teacher preparedness, accountability for student learning, and program evaluation. 

The value of a teaching corps that reflects the diversity of our schools

May 18, 2016
by M. René Islas, executive director of NAGC, and Joy Lawson Davis, chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Virginia Union University and NAGC board member. 

Racial bias in gifted and talented placement, and what to do about it

May 13, 2016
An excerpt from Aiming Higher Together: Strategizing Better Educational Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color, an Urban Institute report authored by Ronald F. Ferguson of Harvard University.

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