Over the past decade, the National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCRGE), funded by the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program, has conducted large-scale, multi-method studies to improve equity in the identification of and instructional support for gifted students. NCRGE has identified barriers and promising…

Over the past decade, the National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCRGE), funded by the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program, has conducted large-scale, multi-method studies to improve equity in the identification of and instructional support for gifted students. NCRGE has identified barriers and promising…

Highly effective teachers and school leaders are of utmost importance to improve student achievement and ensure the success of the education system. Unfortunately, students in underserved schools are not provided equitable access to effective teachers and leaders. For this reason, many states and districts have implemented evidence-based talent…

In 2017, the Center on School Turnaround at WestEd published the "Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: A Systems Framework" [see ED584107] a framework to assist states, districts, and schools to improve student achievement in the lowest-performing schools. The framework immediately garnered national attention by outlining four…

Changing demographics in schools around the world have raised questions about the nature and role of gifted education programs. An intense interest in the underrepresentation of students from low-income families and minority groups in gifted education programs has caused the field to re-examine both identification and services. In this article,…