For more than a decade, every January, thousands of New Yorkers have taken a high-stakes test, meeting one-on-one with a proctor for roughly an hour. These aren’t medical students or even high ...

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

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, 3 miles and a world apart. In airy PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, in ...

Students in the Higley Unified School District will have more opportunities next school year as the district expands its self-contained program of gifted-only classrooms. The district started 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 ...

When Rifle High School junior Kincaid Perdue opened his email one October evening, he expected the usual stream of class ...

Gifted students have to check their privilege and get over themselves. It doesn’t matter whether they are minorities. It doesn’t matter whether they were brought to the United States as children. It ...

Inside the walls of Kearney Middle School's art room, is a space where students like 12-year-old Brayan Isai can shape their imagination. "It's insane because we get to do stuff, harder or [more fun] ...

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 ...