Many gifted children do not stand out in class: their great potential is hidden behind distractions, demotivation, and uneven ...

Today, my 4-year-old daughter will be put to the test. Along with thousands of other pre-kindergarten children in schools all over the city, she’ll take the Bracken School Readiness Assessment and ...

Hundreds of 7-year-olds will soon take the gifted test, but only a few will get in—leaving many disappointed. Why does this ...

In New Orleans, a few hundred dollars could once help a family buy a “gifted” designation for their preschooler. As an education reporter for the city’s Times-Picayune newspaper several years ago, I ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. At one elementary ...

High-stakes testing often forces teachers to focus on underachieving students and neglect gifted ones, researchers say. “Teachers feel constrained to the test, and the standardizing of practices ...

When one child in a family is recognized as a star, and another isn't, it's a serious challenge to parents, with potentially long-term problems for both the designated star and the other child. In the ...

For New Orleans residents Rachel Meese and Jason Schoenfeld, the search for a public prekindergarten for their daughter, Bella, has already consumed the kind of money, time and energy typical of an ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin School District is changing up how it identifies its best and brightest. “We are trying to take that guesswork out. We’re trying to ensure that there’s not a kid that’s missed ...