"Gifted students — especially those who are low-income — aren’t getting the focus they need
States aren’t doing enough to support gifted students, especially those from low-income families — that’s the message that the Virginia-based
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation sent Tuesday with the release of report cards on state policies for academically talented children.
No state received an A. There were plenty of D’s and a few F’s.
No state received an A. There were plenty of D’s and a few F’s.
“Equal Talents, Unequal Opportunities: A Report Card on State Support for Academically Talented Low-Income Students” by Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
But more important than the letter grades are some of the underlying data. (State policy report cards are a favorite tool among education-related organizations, and the mission and agenda of whatever group is doing the grading invariably affects the letter grades that are given.)
For example, nearly half of states do not audit, monitor or report on gifted and talented programs, according to foundation’s report..."Read the full article at its source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/03/31/gifted-students-especially-those-who-are-low-income-need-more-attention-report-argues/
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