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Dunlap sixth-graders get chance to be criminal investigators

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Fourteen students in the Middle School Gifted Program became crime scene investigators for a day, learning tips of the trade from local experts.

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Norman students learn from pros

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Young artists and writers from across the state came together to learned from professionals in their crafts Saturday at the eighth annual "Get the Lead Out” conference at Longfellow Middle School.

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Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students

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Achievement gaps between students of different genders and racial, economic, and linguistic groups are large and persistent for the nation’s top-performing students, even as they seem to be narrowing for K-12 students as a whole, according to a new report.

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Papers have a place in her classroom

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McFadden, an academically gifted English and language arts teacher at West Lee Middle School, uses newspapers to help her students with their vocabulary and reading skills and keep them informed on national and world issues.

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At Landover middle school, philosophy is part of lunch menu

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Schools these days focus mostly on preparing students for tests of reading and math, but during lunchtime at Kenmoor Middle School in Landover, the youngsters sitting in a small circle were tackling the really deep questions: Ethics. Fairness. How to split dessert.

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Gifted education outrages

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Jay Mathews writes about Quaker Valley High School gifted program.

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A Show of Nations

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Domestic abuse, gun control and overpopulation may seem like heavy topics for middle school students, but for the students who participated in this year’s model United Nations, it was par for the course.

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Gifted students at a KC school learn by playing bridge

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The wonders of bridge are layered and mystifying — especially if you’re fourth-graders playing for only the third time.

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Why gifted classes are not enough

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Jay Mathews gives his thoughts on gifted education programs.

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Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

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The report, "State of the States in Gifted Education," hits at a basic element of the federal government's focus on education: Most of its money and effort goes into helping low-performing, poor and minority kids achieve basic proficiency. It largely ignores the idea of helping gifted kids reach their highest potential, leaving those tasks to states and local school districts.

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Minorities in gifted classes studied

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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Tuesday that the Virginia Education Department has launched a study of minority students' low participation in gifted education programs statewide.

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Web Connects K-12 Students With Scientists

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Putting students in touch with university scientists can improve students’ image of the field, says Betty Calinger, a project director at the Washington-based AAAS, which oversees a program that pairs graduate students with precollegiate classes.

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School for the Gifted, and Only the Gifted

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Speyer Legacy School, a private school on the Upper West Side, opens at a time when there are far more applicants for advanced classes than there are seats.

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The Pros and Cons of Squelching Gifted Students

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Jay Mathews writes on acceleration -- "It is something to think about. I am still bothered by the notion that intelligent readers would think resisting a child’s desire to take the next step was a good thing. Am I wrong?"

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School Rules Stifle Gifted Student

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Jay Mathews -- "Anyone who wants to appreciate how strong a grip high school has on the American imagination, and how clueless some school districts are about this, should consider the story of Drew Gamblin, a 16-year-old student at Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland."

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Dunlap sixth-graders get chance to be criminal investigators

Norman students learn from pros

Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students

Papers have a place in her classroom

At Landover middle school, philosophy is part of lunch menu

Gifted education outrages

A Show of Nations

Gifted students at a KC school learn by playing bridge

Why gifted classes are not enough

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

Minorities in gifted classes studied

Web Connects K-12 Students With Scientists

School for the Gifted, and Only the Gifted

The Pros and Cons of Squelching Gifted Students

School Rules Stifle Gifted Student

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