Parents might miss the subtle signs of giftedness—mistaking deep curiosity or emotional sensitivity for simple quirks.

When one child in a family is recognized as a star, and another isn't, it's a serious challenge to parents, with potentially long-term problems for both the designated star and the other child. In the ...

Identifying a gifted child can be a contentious issue. Most districts use a combination of assessments. In general, most districts require a student score in the 95th percentile on a group achievement ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Intelligence provides evidence that different aspects of parents’ intelligence, ...

In New Orleans, a few hundred dollars could once help a family buy a “gifted” designation for their preschooler. As an education reporter for the city’s Times-Picayune newspaper several years ago, I ...

First, the good news: it turns out, millions of kids from low-income families are acing standardized tests. According to the first nationwide analysis of high-achieving students based on income, more ...

When my son entered kindergarten at our local public school last fall, I never expected I’d have to become an ambassador and advocate for giftedness and gifted education. He has always been an eager, ...