Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of relying on a single controversial test at age 4 for admission to their gifted programs, New York City schools are ...

In New Orleans, a few hundred dollars could once help a family buy a “gifted” designation for their preschooler. As an education reporter for the city’s Times-Picayune newspaper several years ago, I ...

In an era when demands for “equity” have inspired efforts to eliminate the SAT and defund charter schools, it’s no great surprise that gifted education has also been under attack. Thankfully, de ...

New York City officials announced plans this month for its school system, the country’s largest, to phase out its program for gifted and talented students. The screening test the city has given to ...

An indepth look into the ways that DeKalb County students are identified for the district’s gifted program has resulted in changes that have made the process more inclusive. According to Dr. Norman ...

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reignited a debate over gifted education when he said he would do away with gifted kindergarten programs if elected. Testing young children for “giftedness” ...

After years of relying on a single controversial test at age 4 for admission to their gifted programs, New York City schools are about to embark upon a new way to identify gifted students. The city's ...

Testing young children for “giftedness” has a long history, but experts say there’s not much science to back the process. Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

After years of relying on a single controversial test at age 4 for admission to their gifted programs, New York City schools are about to embark upon a new way to identify gifted students. The city’s ...