Houston Chronicle

HISD shifts to universal gifted-and-talented testing for second graders instead of kindergartners

Houston ISD plans to test all second graders for the gifted-and-talented program this year, instead of testing all kindergartners as it has done for the past several years. HISD will administer ...
AOL

I Was Enrolled In A 'Gifted' Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.

I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the word “gifted,” but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember being pulled out of my first-grade class and led to the fifth-grade ...
Lifehacker

How to Tell If Your Child Is Gifted (and What to Do If They Are)

One of the most divisive topics in education is gifted education. Even the word itself—gifted—has caused debate. The efficacy and equity of gifted programs came under fire in 2021 when New York City ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Despite reforms, San Diego Unified’s gifted program is still divided by race, income

Data from the San Diego Unified School District show that it designates far fewer children as gifted and talented in schools with primarily Black, Latino and low-income students than it does in ...