When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the ...

The big news out of New York City is that the admissions test for the city's gifted kindergarten programs is about to get tougher. News organizations report that a portion of the current test, which ...

When New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani announced plans to phase out the city’s kindergarten gifted-and-talented programs, he did so in the name of equity. For years, these programs have ...

Today, my 4-year-old daughter will be put to the test. Along with thousands of other pre-kindergarten children in schools all over the city, she’ll take the Bracken School Readiness Assessment and ...

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 ...

When I was a kindergartner in the 1980s, the “gifted” programming for my class could be found inside of a chest. I don’t know what toys and learning materials lived there, since I wasn’t one of the ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – The Muscogee County School District announced the Gifted Testing Referral Window on Wednesday. The Spring Gifted Window for testing will take place from Jan.6 – Jan. 20.

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has announced the opening of its annual Gifted and ...

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” ...

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