The Irony of Support for Gifted Kids

Today I am highlighting a newspaper article that deals with the financial support for gifted programs. While the government continues to claim their support for the emphasis on education of advanced students, especially in math and science, they continue to cut funding for such programs.

The article entitled Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education, was written by Dorie Turner of the Associated Press on November 21, 2009. It is an excellent treatment of the problem we are facing in gifted education.

If you wish to get involved with advocacy efforts in your town, state, or federally, please go to the website of the National Association for Gifted Children. They have excellent resources and guidance. See their Advocacy Toolkit here.

Also contact your state organization to see what they are doing in this regard. You can find a list of state organizations here.