Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Obama answer to funding gifted education question

I looked on the government website today www.whitehouse.gov under education agenda, there's nothing on funding gifted programs or anything about gifted, I'm I not looking in the right place? It seems there would be some sort of plan at this point?

Nope. Not if it's not on the agenda. I'm hoping they're slipping it in the backdoor under "individualized education." But that's just my personal hope.

Yeah, my hope is that it is part of the modifications of no child left behind. Doubtful, but good to hope.

There is certainly the plan to tax the gifted. And to tax their grandchildren, too. That should be an education.

IMHO, for advocacy reasons, GT parents are better off moving to areas that have specific programs in order to build critical mass. There are several excellent public school programs in the US at this time. We have schools known for sports and musical arts - and parents deliberately move into those districts. Why not the same for GT?