These programs are designed to challenge kids who are ahead of their classmates, but have drawn controversy over inclusion.

The change began in 1985, when education theorist Jeannie Oakes wrote “Keeping Track,” a book that complained that tracking students created racially segregated classrooms.

In a reverse course from the previous administration, Mayor Eric Adams will not only keep the Gifted and Talented program, but he’s also expanding it in New York City schools. After former mayor Bill ...

The father of four gifted children, Brad Rine of Metairie has no doubt that the specialized education they have received in Jefferson Parish public schools is, in fact, "special education." One day ...

DPS said a big reason why gifted and talented magnets are expanding is newer testing assessment tools that better identify ...

A woman named Desi, who was one of those so-called gifted students during her adolescence, recently revealed that the program's true purpose wasn't to inspire and challenge the smart kids, but to keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I don't remember precisely when I first heard the word "gifted," but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember ...

One young woman who was in the gifted and talented program at school throughout her life says that even though she excelled academically, she still felt inadequate. Growing up, Sneha Santosh, now 20 ...

Public schools in other states offer more support for gifted children than Massachusetts does. It doesn’t have to be that way. I didn’t think much about gifted and talented programs until I saw my ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Parents of gifted and talented students in the Fargo Public Schools district gathered Wednesday night to voice concerns over recent staffing cuts to the program and to ...

New York City’s controversial Gifted and Talented program for elementary schoolers will grow by roughly 1,000 seats — but will no longer use a test for preschoolers to determine admission, Mayor Adams ...

In the fifth grade, my family moved and I transferred to a new school district in New Jersey. In the West Orange school district, I gained admission into the High Aptitude Program, a gifted and ...