Equity
Resources for closing the excellence gap and promoting equitable programming for all students with potential, gifts, and talents.
Access and Equity Denied: Key Theories for School Psychologists to Consider When Assessing Black and Hispanic Students for Gifted Education (PDF)
Article with practitioner recommendations in School Psychology Forum (2016), published by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
America's Gifted Education Programs have a Race Problem - Can it be Fixed?
From a partnership between NBC News and the Hechinger Report; links to related articles
A Strategy for Overcoming Equity Issues in Gifted Programs
An article on universal screening from Edutopia (2020)
Books for Children on Social Justice
From recommendations by State and National Teachers of the Year and finalists.
Eliminating Gifted Programs Increases Inequality — Gifted Development Center
A 2020 article featuring Michelle Obama's gifted education experience
Equity and Excellence: Proactive Efforts in the Identification of Underrepresented Students for Gifted and Talented
A scholarly article from Gifted Child Quarterly (2016) by Scott Peters and Kenneth Engerrand including historical efforts and future recommendations
Gifted Education
Link to a collection of Education Week articles on gifted education (written from 2019 to 2021)
Gifted Education Done Right Benefits
Full title: "Gifted education done right benefits Black and Hispanic children. It's not inherently racist." From the Fordham Institute, 2020.
Hoagies: Multi-cultural Gifted Learners
Links to dozens of articles on gifted students who are CLD, ESL,ELL, LEP and beyond
Hoagies: Specialized Populations/Gender Issues in Gifted
Links to dozens of articles on gender and gifted education (mostly on girls and boys)
How a School District Proved Gifted Programs Can Be Racially Diverse
Article originating at The Hechinger Report, about District U-46 west of Chicago, where April Wells is gifted coordinator
How to Increase Access to Gifted Programs for Low-Income and Black and Latino children
Article from 2019 by Wai and Worrell, recommendations aimed at NYC schools but applicable elsewhere
Is There A Gifted Gap?
A 2018 report from the Fordham Institute showing specific data for individual states on gifted education in high-poverty schools
Multicultural Issues
Article by Donna Ford on equality vs. equity approaches re: recruiting and retaining Black and Hispanic students in gifted education
NAGC Statement on Social Justice
From the National Association for Gifted Children
Nurturing Gifted African American Children
Short article for parents and educators from NAGC (2-page flyer)
NYC DOE: To Curb Racial Segregation, Brooklyn School Axes Gifted Track
A 2020 article from USA Today following a Brooklyn school and issues in dropping gifted education
Oklahoma's Identification Of Gifted Native Students Could Serve As A National Model
Article and radio news story (2020) on Oklahoma's efforts based partly on a Javits grant
Reframe the Problem as a Challenge to Find Ways to Expand Gifted Education Services
An NAGC response to the 2019 NYC plans to remove gifted education
Remaking Gifted and Talented - Wisconsin School News - October 2021
An overview of WI efforts in gifted education and equity, written for school board members
Stop Eliminating Gifted Programs and Calling it 'Equity'
An article by Colin Seale on the Teach For America website
Teacher's Race May Contribute to the Gifted-and-Talented Gap Between White and Black Students
A 2016 Atlantic Monthly article on the importance of having more teachers of color
The Challenges of Achieving Equity Within Public School Gifted and Talented Programs
A 2021 article in Gifted Child Quarterly by Scott Peters outlining possible causes and remedies for inequality in gifted education
The evidence base for advanced learning programs - kappanonline.org
A general article by Jonathan Plucker and Carolyn Callahan on the most research-supported strategies in gifted education; note that this issue of the Phi Delta Kappan is a special issue with six articles on gifted education
The Racial-Justice War On Merit-Based Schools: It's an Injustice Against Excellence, Critics Say
An analysis of selective schools focused mainly on NYC
WHERE ARE GIFTED STUDENTS OF COLOR?
A 2018 article in The Learning Professional describing how to use case studies of underrepresented gifted students to make educators more aware of issues and solutions
Why Are There So Few Students of Color in Gifted Education?
A 2018 interview with Donna Ford in Psychology Today, with insights into the personal experience of both interviewer and interviewee
Article with practitioner recommendations in School Psychology Forum (2016), published by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
America's Gifted Education Programs have a Race Problem - Can it be Fixed?
From a partnership between NBC News and the Hechinger Report; links to related articles
A Strategy for Overcoming Equity Issues in Gifted Programs
An article on universal screening from Edutopia (2020)
Books for Children on Social Justice
From recommendations by State and National Teachers of the Year and finalists.
Eliminating Gifted Programs Increases Inequality — Gifted Development Center
A 2020 article featuring Michelle Obama's gifted education experience
Equity and Excellence: Proactive Efforts in the Identification of Underrepresented Students for Gifted and Talented
A scholarly article from Gifted Child Quarterly (2016) by Scott Peters and Kenneth Engerrand including historical efforts and future recommendations
Gifted Education
Link to a collection of Education Week articles on gifted education (written from 2019 to 2021)
Gifted Education Done Right Benefits
Full title: "Gifted education done right benefits Black and Hispanic children. It's not inherently racist." From the Fordham Institute, 2020.
Hoagies: Multi-cultural Gifted Learners
Links to dozens of articles on gifted students who are CLD, ESL,ELL, LEP and beyond
Hoagies: Specialized Populations/Gender Issues in Gifted
Links to dozens of articles on gender and gifted education (mostly on girls and boys)
How a School District Proved Gifted Programs Can Be Racially Diverse
Article originating at The Hechinger Report, about District U-46 west of Chicago, where April Wells is gifted coordinator
How to Increase Access to Gifted Programs for Low-Income and Black and Latino children
Article from 2019 by Wai and Worrell, recommendations aimed at NYC schools but applicable elsewhere
Is There A Gifted Gap?
A 2018 report from the Fordham Institute showing specific data for individual states on gifted education in high-poverty schools
Multicultural Issues
Article by Donna Ford on equality vs. equity approaches re: recruiting and retaining Black and Hispanic students in gifted education
NAGC Statement on Social Justice
From the National Association for Gifted Children
Nurturing Gifted African American Children
Short article for parents and educators from NAGC (2-page flyer)
NYC DOE: To Curb Racial Segregation, Brooklyn School Axes Gifted Track
A 2020 article from USA Today following a Brooklyn school and issues in dropping gifted education
Oklahoma's Identification Of Gifted Native Students Could Serve As A National Model
Article and radio news story (2020) on Oklahoma's efforts based partly on a Javits grant
Reframe the Problem as a Challenge to Find Ways to Expand Gifted Education Services
An NAGC response to the 2019 NYC plans to remove gifted education
Remaking Gifted and Talented - Wisconsin School News - October 2021
An overview of WI efforts in gifted education and equity, written for school board members
Stop Eliminating Gifted Programs and Calling it 'Equity'
An article by Colin Seale on the Teach For America website
Teacher's Race May Contribute to the Gifted-and-Talented Gap Between White and Black Students
A 2016 Atlantic Monthly article on the importance of having more teachers of color
The Challenges of Achieving Equity Within Public School Gifted and Talented Programs
A 2021 article in Gifted Child Quarterly by Scott Peters outlining possible causes and remedies for inequality in gifted education
The evidence base for advanced learning programs - kappanonline.org
A general article by Jonathan Plucker and Carolyn Callahan on the most research-supported strategies in gifted education; note that this issue of the Phi Delta Kappan is a special issue with six articles on gifted education
The Racial-Justice War On Merit-Based Schools: It's an Injustice Against Excellence, Critics Say
An analysis of selective schools focused mainly on NYC
WHERE ARE GIFTED STUDENTS OF COLOR?
A 2018 article in The Learning Professional describing how to use case studies of underrepresented gifted students to make educators more aware of issues and solutions
Why Are There So Few Students of Color in Gifted Education?
A 2018 interview with Donna Ford in Psychology Today, with insights into the personal experience of both interviewer and interviewee
"Who did this for you?”
At first glance, this question appears innocent. For example, if a person asks this question, “I need to paint my house; who did this for you?” you would answer without hesitation.
However, when the question challenges a person’s intellectual competence, the same question may take on nefarious qualities. For example, if a person asks this question, “Who did this for you?” it could imply that you couldn’t do it for yourself. It belittles your work.
In this thought-provoking presentation, WHO DID THIS FOR YOU?, (recorded at WATG’s 2020 Virtual Conference), Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings asks us to question our underlying assumptions about talent, identification, and resource allocation. Most importantly, she asks us to check ourselves, and ask ourselves, “Are we asking the right questions?”
Our words matter.
Maria Katsoras-Molzahn and Justice for All Task Force
At first glance, this question appears innocent. For example, if a person asks this question, “I need to paint my house; who did this for you?” you would answer without hesitation.
However, when the question challenges a person’s intellectual competence, the same question may take on nefarious qualities. For example, if a person asks this question, “Who did this for you?” it could imply that you couldn’t do it for yourself. It belittles your work.
In this thought-provoking presentation, WHO DID THIS FOR YOU?, (recorded at WATG’s 2020 Virtual Conference), Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings asks us to question our underlying assumptions about talent, identification, and resource allocation. Most importantly, she asks us to check ourselves, and ask ourselves, “Are we asking the right questions?”
Our words matter.
Maria Katsoras-Molzahn and Justice for All Task Force
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