Sentences with phrase «selective gifted programs»

There's no reason we can't do this for everyone, letting gifted students soar without the downsides of selective gifted programs.

Not exact matches

Yet the (all too meager) research and evaluation that have been conducted in this realm — both in the United States and overseas — yield a mixed picture when it comes to the academic «value added» by gifted - and - talented programs and selective - admission schools.

That is to say, disadvantaged kids, however able they may be, are indeed at a disadvantage in terms of accessing gifted programs, supplemental activities, and selective schools.

Selective - admissions magnet schools are the best example, but you can find explicit enrollment criteria in other district programs, too, including gifted - and - talented initiatives and some career - and technical - education options.

My criticism extends to gifted and talented programs and selective high schools that exist in districts across the country.

As we seek ways to serve disadvantaged yet gifted students better, it must also be acknowledged that the few evaluations done thus far of gifted - education programs and selective - admission high schools raise questions about their effectiveness.