The report, over half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the statewide handicapped children identification effort in Wisconsin, as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other legislation. The section on the statewide identification project (Project Child…

There are many reasons a student may become disinterested in academics and many ways they can fail in school and in society. Most educators will quickly admit nothing is more fulfilling than seeing a troubled student succeed in school and earn a diploma. The state of Wisconsin recognized this, a full decade before the No Child Left Behind Act, and…

Contained in the booklet is information gathered from a variety of sources on the education of gifted and talented students. Included are such items as a list of the purposes and goals of the Wisconsin Council for the Gifted and Talented, fact sheets and checklists, characteristics for the identification of gifted children, general suggestions for…

The Research and Guidance Laboratory for Superior Students at the University of Wisconsin which offers educational procedures and guidance for Wisconsin students, grade 9 through college age, is described and research reviews, as well as 70 abstracts of research conducted in the laboratory are included. The program is discussed in relation to…