NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

 
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Note:  Due to the archive policies of various news outlets, some articles may no longer be available online.
 

December

December 31, 2004
The Reporter, Grant helps students learn (Jennifer L. Pirondini)
December 29, 2004
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Emphasis on education inspires winning West Mifflin scholar (Julie Spohn)
December 23, 2004
Washington Post, Advanced Courses in High School May Not Mean Success at College: Report... (Jay Matthews)
Muskegon Chronicle, Brain teasers: Parents who rally to help challenge their advanced students (Lynn Moore)
December 22, 2004
Gardnerville Record-Courier, Gifted students' parents ask for more (Sheila Gardner)
December 20, 2004
BUSINESS WIRE-San Diego, Serra High School sparks imagination and innovation by bringing Einstein Alive... (Staff)
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Gifted girls life a global oddessy (Cynthia Bond)
Nashville City Paper, Metro studies aid for gifted (Katherine Mosher)
December 16, 2004
London Evening Standard, Inner city teachers refuse to help their 'gifted' students (Dominic Hayes)
December 14, 2004
New York Sun, Council members ask for additional gifted programs (Staff)
News & Observer Gifted program may expand (Patrick Winn)
Washington Post, Why colleges think they're better than AP (Jay Matthews)
December 13, 2004
The Capital, Schools' Advanced Placement push draws criticism (Dionne Walker)
December 12, 2004
Billings Gazette, The amazing Mayalee (Donna Healy)
Washington Post, Enrollment in advanced courses surging at high schools (Daniel de Vise)
The Roanoke Times, Gifted gab flows in classroom: Humor permeates gifted classes at Price's Fork Elementary School (Jill Hoffman)
December 11, 2004
Channel News Asia, Singapore hosts Stanford gifted youth holiday programme (Pearl Forss)
December 10, 2004
New York Sun, Academic may shake up program for gifted (Julia Levy)
December 8, 2004
CourtTV.com, Mother of 14-year-old UCLA student sues state for cost of education (Emanuella Grinberg)
Washington Post, In the AP-vs-IB debate, a win for students (Jay Matthews)
Washington Post, More college-level tests helps distinguish county schools (Jay Matthews)
December 7, 2004
Washington Post Six surprises from challenging high schools (Jay Matthews)
December 2, 2004
Iowa City Press Citizen, UI gets grant for online AP courses (Staff)

November

November 30, 2004
Charleston Post and Courier, Gifted students need help too, expert says (Allison Bruce)
Buffalo News, Doctoral candidate is 16: UB student and is teaching assistant (Peter Simon)
The Examiner, Impact parents sit down with district (Kelly Evenson)
November 28, 2004
The Olympian, Gifted programs offer children a faster pace: Classes help them 'think at a higher level' (Heather Woodward)
New York Daily News, Point-Counterpoint: Are gifted programs good? Yes (Dona Matthews)
New York Daily News, Point-Counterpoint: Are gifted programs good? No (Fruchter & Siegel)
November 26, 2004
Denver Post, When gifts are offset by challenges (Karen Rouse)
Washington Times, Gifted 14-year-old sues California (George Archibald)
November 25, 2004
Boston Globe, More funds sought for top students (Ken Maguire)
November 24, 2004
Boston Herald, 'Gifted' students would get boost under spending plan (Staff)
November 23, 2004
Washington Post, A chart exposes high school malpractice (Jay Mathews)
November 21, 2004
Boston Globe, Undiagnosed, ignored: Students struggle through most of school before disability is caught (Chris Berdik)
New York Times, When every child is good enough (John Tierney)
November 18, 2004
Chicago Sun Times, Math gains phony? U.S. test too easy, critics say (Ben Feller)
Brookings Institution Press Release, New study finds that math items... (Brown Center on Education Policy)
November 15, 2004
Chicago Daily Herald, Little man on campus (Sheila Ahern)
The Record NorthJersey.com, Growing pains of a genius (Leslie Brody)
The Record NorthJersey.com, Report urges accelerating profoundly gifted kids (Leslie Brody)
Agape Press, Lawsuit seeks state-funded education for child prodigy: Possible landmark case could... (Brown & Brown)
November 14, 2004
The Arizona Republic, Parent group focuses on gifted students: Organization works with educators on how to teach... (M. Mendoza)
The Arizona Republic, Giving more to the gifted: Glendale district's program drawing praise (Monica Mendoza)
November 13, 2004
WorldNet Daily, Case could pave way for school vouchers: 14-year-old prodigy argues university is only adequate education (Staff)
McKinney Courier-Gazette, Superintendent Speaks on gifted education, program funding (Sarah Barnett)
November 8, 2004
New York Daily News, Dumb to ignore smartest (Richard Schwartz)
November 6, 2004
The Seattle Times, Calculus of mediocrity (Cliff F. Mass)
November 3, 2004
Education Week, Advanced Placement courses cast wider net (Kathleen Kennedy Manzo)
November 1, 2004
Time.com, How smart is AP: As ambitious students load up on Advanced Placement classes, critics... (Wallis & Miranda)

October

October 29, 2004
Ft. Myers News Press, Smart kids may be ones left behind (Jennifer Reed)
October 19, 2004
Washington Times, Supersmart, but struggling (Amy Doolittle)
October 18, 2004
Statesman Journal, “Gifted” label opens new worlds (Laurie Fry)
October 11, 2004
RecordNet.com, Classes stir debate: Advanced Placement classes offered to low performing students (Neil Gonzales)
October 9, 2004
Potomac News, Area gifted programs on the rise (Tory N. Parrish)
October 7, 2004
The Harvard Crimson, First-year nabs prize for stem cell research (Amanda L. Rautenberg)
Boston Globe, Speed along the learning curve: More students are taking AP classes (Peter Schworm)

September

September 30, 2004
USA Today, Teen gets scholarship for her stem cell research (Star Tribune)
September 29, 2004
Education Week, Report urges acceleration for gifted students (Debra Viader)
September 27, 2004
USA Today, Online learning: A smart way to nurture gifted kids (Laura Vanderkam)
Northwest Indiana Times, Gifted students often left behind (Olivia Clarke)
Agapepress, Acceleration may be a smart move for bright students (Jim Brown)
September 23, 2004
The Australian, Gifted kids 'Should be accelerated' (Jennifer Buckingham)
September 21, 2004
The Washington Times, Report: Grade skipping a plus (Staff)
The DeMoines Register, Report: Grade-skipping helps gifted kids (Erin Jordan)
September 20, 2004
Time.com, Saving smart kids: Are schools leaving the most gifted children behind if they don't allow them to skip ahead? (John Cloud)
September 2, 2004
The Washington Times, Gifted minds (Shelley Widhalm)

August

August 10, 2004
The Greenville News, Spam fighter wins $50,000 scholarship (Nan Lundeen)
August 7, 2004
LATimes, A question of age... (Merl & Hayasaki)

July

July 26, 2004
The New Yorker, Q & A Kid Geniuses (Bilger & Cappello)

June

June 23, 2004
Education Week, The 'No Child' law's biggest victims? An answer that may surprise (Margaret DeLacy)
June 15, 2004
The Templeton National Report on Acceleration, A nation deceived: How schools hold back... (Colangelo, Assouline, Gross)
Washington Post Live Chat, Teacher says: Gifted children (Evelyn Vuko)
Portland Tribune, Parents chastise schools over talented, gifted program (Todd Murphy)
June 10, 2004
Reno News and Review, Nation of lost children (Tim Prentiss)
June 7, 2004
IParenting.com, Encouraging genius: What's best for your gifted child? (Kelly Burgess)
June 3, 2004
Carolina Online, Genius Denied: Bright students fall through the cracks (George Leaf)
Providence Journal, Dark times for state's best, brightest (Linda Borg)

May

May 28, 2004
Philadelphia Inquirer, Schools pushed to aid gifted pupils (Connie Langland)
May 25, 2004
PBS Online News, Gifted education (John Merrow)
May 23, 2004
Reno Gazette Journal, Authors urge more attention for gifted students (Carla Roccapriore)
May 22, 2004
Reno Gazette Journal, Gifted & talented left behind (Ray Hagar)
Reno Gazette Journal, G-T students at risk for depression, suicide (Ray Hagar)
May 20, 2004
The Tennessean, State strengthening services for gifted students (Claudette Riley)
May 12, 2004
The Chicago Tribune, Gifted pupils find a home at school (Ken O'Brien)

April

April 27, 2004
The Washington Post, Dumbing down our schools (Ruth Mitchell)
April 26, 2004
The Los Angeles Times, Grouping kids by age should have vanished with the little red schoolhouse (Dennis P. Doyle)
April 22, 2004
The Arizona Republic, Students who passed pushed to retake AIMS (Kossan & Melendez)
April 21, 2004
Greeley Tribune (free subscription), Meeting gifted students needs not simple (Staff)
SFgate.com, For prodigies, harsh reality, like genius, comes early (Steven Winn)
Education Week, New In Print - Gifted Education - Genius Denied (Staff)
April 12, 2004
ABCNEWS.com, No half wits: Gifted students use both halves of their brains better than others (Marc Lallanilla)
April 7, 2004
Wall Street Journal, Boosting minorities in gifted programs poses dilemmas (Dan Golden)

March

March 29, 2004
Salem Oregon Statesman Journal, Parents lobby for gifted students (Julia Silverman)
March 28, 2004
Detroit Free Press, Summing up achievement: Teens plus a math competition equal a fascinating story (Marta Salij)
March 21, 2004
Philadelphia Inquirer, District is advancing its plans for the gifted (Susan Snyder)
March 18, 2004
St. Louis Post Dispatch, Closing schools is one cost-cutting option (Jack Wagman)
March 8, 2004
The Washington Times, Burden of brilliance (Christian Toto)
March 2, 2004
New York Times, Schools, facing tight budgets, leave gifted programs behind (Diana Jean Schemo)

February

February 23, 2004
Rocky Mountain News, More overachieving teens being urged to slow down (Robert Sanchez)
February 16, 2004
Austin American-Statesman, Praise for moms who put information law to good use (Editorial)
February 11, 2004
WorldNetDaily.com, Age-13 collegian opening way for vouchers (Staff)
February 9, 2004
Austin American-Statesman, Eanes moms start web site (Kathy Blackwell)
February 8, 2004
Chicago Daily Herald, Parents keep the gifted going (Gala M. Pierce)
Chicago Daily Herald, Will the gifted suffer? (Tara Malone)
February 4, 2004
Wall Street Journal, In era of scores, schools fight over gifted kids (Dan Golden)

January

January 13, 2004
Deseret News, Meeting the needs of gifted students (Tiffany Erickson)

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