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Roberson, Ivory S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Recruiting and retaining African American students in middle school gifted education continues to be challenging in American schools. African American students continue to be underrepresented in middle school gifted education and accelerated programs, even when they qualify to be gifted education participants. The case study that follows focuses…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle School Students, Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation
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Johnsen, Susan K.; Parker, Sonia L.; Farah, Yara N. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
Response to intervention (RTI) was included in the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), specifically as part of an assessment process to determine if a child has a disability. Although IDEA's focus is on students with disabilities, 10 states have developed policies that attend to students with gifts and…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Academically Gifted, Student Needs, Federal Legislation
Boothe, Diane; Sethna, Beheruz – NCSSSMST Journal, 1996
Describes a unique model that provides challenging collegiate opportunities for academically talented high school juniors and seniors. The program is residential and students are enrolled in regular college coursework. (DDR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Students
Colangelo, Nicholas; Assouline, Susan G.; Gross, Miraca U. M. – Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (NJ1), 2004
With support from the John Templeton Foundation, the authors held a Summit on Acceleration at The University of Iowa in May 2003. They invited distinguished scholars and educators from around the country to help them formulate a national report on acceleration. This first volume of the Templeton Report on acceleration trumpets an alarm to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Barriers, Cost Effectiveness