The economics of talent development
When we planned this issue of Kappan, my colleagues and I expected that it would focus on the...
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Tag: December 2020/January 2021
The legal battle over high school entrance exams
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) operates eight high schools that, under state law,...
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How talented low-income kids are left behind
Identifying academically gifted students early in their education will put them on track to...
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What’s missing from the Nation’s Report Card
It’s time to re-envision the Nation’s Report Card to consider not just academic...
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Kim Marshall recommends Fifteen Thousand Hours
Fifteen Thousand Hours: Secondary Schools and Their Effects on Children by Michael Rutter, Barbara...
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Rethinking how we identify ‘gifted’ students
With renewed attention to equity and students’ individual needs, gifted education can serve as one...
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Leadership in a tumultuous year
If you thought a year ago that being a school principal or local superintendent could not get any...
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Jonathan A. Plucker recommends The Nature of Creativity
The Nature of Creativity: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives, edited by Robert J. Sternberg...
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It takes a village: How counselors and psychologists support the college aspirations of students of color
In the United States, over the last two decades, young adults of color (ages 18-24) have become...
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A call to reframe gifted education as maximizing learning
If all students are not learning and developing, then school has failed its mission. The goal of...
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Superintendents must be willing to take the heat
I love to quote old movies, and one of my favorite lines is from Willi Cicci, a henchman from the...
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The evidence base for advanced learning programs
Research shows that talent development and gifted education are effective, but more research is...
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