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A Review of Gifted and Talented Education in the United States

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  • Rachana Bhatt

    (Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University)

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Gifted and talented education programs provide children who have been identified as having high ability in some intellectual or creative characteristic with a supplemental curriculum to their traditional coursework. Despite the popularity of these programs, the literature lacks a comprehensive review of gifted education in the United States. This policy brief aims to fill this void by providing national and state-level statistics on participation rates, funding appropriations, and policies on gifted education. Since many of the operational details of these programs are determined by local education agencies, data on a nationally representative sample of schools are then used to provide information on gifted curricula, instructor training and experience, and the selection process for admission. Finally, a review of the research on gifted education is provided. This research highlights that gifted programs vary widely and that further research on this topic can provide valuable information to policy makers and educators. © 2011 Association for Education Finance and Policy

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  • Rachana Bhatt, 2011. "A Review of Gifted and Talented Education in the United States," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 6(4), pages 557-582, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:edfpol:v:6:y:2011:i:4:p:557-582
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    Cited by:

    1. Fenoll, Ainoa Aparicio & Moscarola, Flavia Coda & Zaccagni, Sarah, 2021. "Mathematics camps: A gift for gifted students?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 738-751.
    2. Victor Lavy & Yoav Goldstein, 2022. "Gifted Children Programs’ Short and Long-Term Impact: Higher Education, Earnings, and the Knowledge-Economy," NBER Working Papers 29779, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll & Flavia Coda-Moscarola & Sarah Zaccagni, 2021. "Mathematics Camps: A Gift for Gifted Students," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 647, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
    4. David M. Welsch & David M. Zimmer, 2018. "Do High School Gifted Programs Lead to Later-in-Life Success?," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 201-218, June.
    5. Booij, Adam S. & Haan, Ferry & Plug, Erik, 2017. "Can Gifted and Talented Education Raise the Academic Achievement of All High-Achieving Students?," IZA Discussion Papers 10836, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    gifted and talented programs;

    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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