The release of the Marland Report in 1972 is often described as a watershed moment in the field of gifted education and remains a touchstone for the field today. The report presented the federal government's formal definition of giftedness and outlined the unique learning needs of gifted students and the challenges faced by these students in U.S.…

In this article, Robert M. Gates, former Secretary of Defense and chancellor of the College of William & Mary, makes three observations about public higher education: (1) Over the past generation we have seen a gradual abandonment of the principle that higher education is a public good and the emergence of a view that it is a private consumer…

ALL THREE PHASES OF THE EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL GUIDANCE PROJECT, CONDUCTED BY THE TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WERE CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. PHASE 1, REMEDIAL AND COUNSELOR CENTERED, DEMONSTRATED A TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM AND SOUGHT TO INTEGRATE SERVICES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM. PHASE 2, DEVELOPMENTAL AND TEACHER CENTERED, INVOLVED…

THIS REPORT COVERS THE ACTIVITIES WHICH OCCURRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1964, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT. IT REPORTS THE MAJOR FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL JOINT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE…