Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

ATLANTA — A new report says gifted children are being ignored in the U.S., as most federal education funding goes to help struggling students learn the basics.

“State of the States in Gifted Education,” released Nov. 12 by the National Association for Gifted Children, says many states and counties are then left to pay for gifted classes.

However, the report says there are disparities across the U.S. Some areas may have an abundance of classes and schools for gifted children, while rural and urban districts with less money have none to offer.

Just six states pick up the whole tab for gifted programs, and 13 don’t put a single dollar toward such curriculum, according to the study.

On the Net:

National Association for Gifted Children: www.nagc.org