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Advanced Placement unlocks opportunities for students
It's not, as a recent book claims, ushering in a totalitarian regime
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Meredith Coffey
May 2023
New York City turns gifted education into a glorified lottery, disregarding research
Mayor Adams rescued the programming but is now on track to nullify what made it beneficial
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Alina Adams
High-achieving middle schoolers fare poorly in U.S. history and civics, finds NAEP, but that’s nothing new
The percentage of students who reach the test's highest level has never exceeded 2.5 percent in either subject.
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Brandon Wright
April 2023
California must better support its advanced learners
America's most populous state does not mandate that schools identify gifted learners or that educators receive training on how to teach them.
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Victoria McDougald
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The wonderful but weighty challenges of parenting a gifted child
A rollercoaster of joy, sadness, gratitude, and worry that can feel incredibly isolating at times.
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Victoria McDougald
6
March 2023
States can improve equity and outcomes in gifted education, but too many aren’t trying
Research shows the power of smart state-level policies, so why are there so few of them?
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Brandon Wright
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“Because equity” is not a good reason to lower standards for students
Education officials across America continue to make bad decisions in the name of equity. This folly needs to stop.
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Michael J. Petrilli
2
February 2023
How one school district is balancing excellence and equity—and another isn’t
There are two common strategies for narrowing excellence gaps. One shows real promise. The other is a masking of the problem masquerading as a solution.
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Brandon Wright
Racial and ethnic gaps in advanced STEM achievement: 3 takeaways from recent research
A stark demonstration of excellence gaps, their causes, and their consequences.
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Brandon Wright
January 2023
Driving equity in gifted policies: Insights from Harlem Academy in New York City
Four points for leaders to consider as they continue developing policies that promote equity and excellence in advanced education.
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Vinny Dotoli
The typical gifted program is likely to become even less equitable
One simple way to address this pandemic-related challenge is to use district- or school-level norms to make placement decisions in advanced learning…
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Scott J. Peters
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Meredith Langi
December 2022
10 signs of progress in gifted education—and reasons for hope in the new year
Happy holidays, everyone.
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Brandon Wright
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