Second-grader Drake Mills doesn't know about the politics behind his education. He's just excited to come to the Explore program every Monday, one afternoon a week he can join like-minded students who ...

Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out the city’s gifted program for kindergarten students if elected, a proposal that drew intense criticism and praise. By Troy Closson Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic ...

A woman named Desi, who was one of those so-called gifted students during her adolescence, recently revealed that the program's true purpose wasn't to inspire and challenge the smart kids, but to keep ...

The University of Denver will close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 academic year, ending more than four decades of a specialized program that has served ...

The air conditioner droned in a windowless room at Chapel Hill Middle School, where a girl sat alone and bored in the back corner while a boy and girl near her gabbed about their families. Among the ...

Sophie Boudreau remembers the moment school first set her apart. A first grader was sent to a fifth-grade room and told to choose a "more appropriate" chapter book. The choice felt exciting, yet the ...

Corpus Christi ISD has fewer "gifted and talented" students than the Texas average. Here's the reason for the disparity.

Gifted elementary school students have a new option for class in Ahwatukee Foothills starting this fall: a self-contained gifted program. Ahwatukee's Kyrene Monte Vista will be one of two Kyrene ...

A major lawsuit against racial inequality in New York City’s public schools is moving forward. Already, local districts in the city were trying different measures to diversify schools. By Troy Closson ...