Advocate Calls On Congress To Address Gifted Students In NCLB Reauthorization

In an op-ed in the Allentown (PA) Morning Call (6/30), National Association for Gifted Children President Ann Robinson urges Congress to improve NCLB's treatment of "our nation's high-ability students, particularly those living in underserved and disadvantaged areas," whom she accuses the law of neglecting. "The impact of this neglect extends beyond test scores into more substantive indicators, such as fewer US students pursuing college studies and careers in math and science, fewer patents filed by US citizens and an increasing vulnerability to the technological prowess of other nations."