TALENT Act - 04/21/11 02:30 PM
LaTexican posted about this on another thread and I thought it deserved its own. From the NAGC press release:
http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/A...GC%20-%20TALENT%20National%20Release.pdf
The NAGC has a list of all the Members of Congress so you can urge them to support this much-needed bill:
http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/Advocacy/Congressional%20Directory%20%28111%29%20%281-21-09%29.pdf
http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/A...
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The National Association for Gifted Children applauds the introduction of bipartisan legislation to end the longstanding neglect of high-achieving and high-potential students in the U.S., a neglect that is leaving the nation less competitive against global rivals and ill prepared for the future.
The legislation, known as the TALENT (To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the
Nation's Teachers) Act, will require states and local districts to include gifted and talented and high potential
students in their plans for using federal funding, require states to report on the performance of
gifted students on their annual state report cards and help better prepare teachers to work with this
special-needs population.
The legislation, known as the TALENT (To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the
Nation's Teachers) Act, will require states and local districts to include gifted and talented and high potential
students in their plans for using federal funding, require states to report on the performance of
gifted students on their annual state report cards and help better prepare teachers to work with this
special-needs population.
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