Education News
How Texas School Finance Reform Could Erase Funding For ‘Gifted And Talented’ Students
Posted on · Some supporters of gifted and talented programs worry that the proposal will ultimately shortchange the state's brightest children.
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Inside the Classroom
How One Student Dealt with Labels in School
Posted on · Community organizer Mario Salinas and his mom, Stella Mireles-Walters, said they had to fight labels and a "one-size-fits-all" approach to make sure he got the education he deserved.
Education News
What It Takes To Enroll In A Gifted And Talented Class
Posted on · Getting better information to parents is one way to make HISD's gifted program more diverse. Another proposal is to change the screening test.
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Why Houston’s Gifted and Talented Classes Are Considered ‘Segregated’
Posted on · In the Houston Independent School District, students of color are so under-represented that one researcher has called gifted classes there “a clear case of segregation.”