A beloved 50-year program for 'gifted' kids is ending in NJ — and some parents aren't happy

One of New Jersey’s largest suburban school districts is making a big change in its programming for high-performing students ...
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I Was Enrolled In A 'Gifted' Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "In G/T, I learned quickly that much of my self-esteem came from academic praise and approval from adults," the author writes.
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Mamdani proposal to eliminate kindergarten gifted program splits education advocates

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is dividing education advocates with his calls to axe a gifted program in schools. Gifted programs have little standard regulation, but their ...
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Seattle public schools replacing gifted students program to be more 'inclusive,' citing diversity concerns

Seattle Public Schools is replacing its program for gifted students with a more "inclusive" and "equitable" program in an ongoing trend of states scrapping honors classes in the name of diversity. SPS ...
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The gifted and talented program is flawed

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 ...
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My son was unhappy at school because of how much homework he had. Now he only goes 4 days a week.

In third grade, I had my son tested for the talented and gifted program. He qualified, but all it meant for him was hours and hours of extra work. This year, he is attending an alternate high school, ...
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Use these 3 tactics to mimic any school's 'gifted program'—without having to enroll, says education expert

There are nine-year-olds graduating from high school, 12-year-olds earning college degrees and 14-year-olds running artificial intelligence businesses. Child prodigies may be born with naturally high ...
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Audit reports Georgia’s Gifted K-12 program ‘not aligned with funding intent,’ overspent $13M

ATLANTA — Despite using what state officials call “many best practices,” an audit of the Georgia Department of Education’s gifted program found reduced effectiveness due to deviations in how the ...

Parents warn proposed cuts to bus service may drive students from PPS program

Portland Public Schools says it may cut school bus access to Access Academy, the alternative education program for talented ...
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I Was Enrolled In A "Gifted" Program As A Kid. Years Later, I Discovered A Dark Side I Never Knew About.

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

"In G/T, I learned quickly that much of my self-esteem came from academic praise and approval from adults," the author writes. Alena Shafieva via Getty Images I don’t remember precisely when I first ...