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The Superintendent of Public Schools in St. Louis, MO (William Torrey Harris) begins to institute protocols for gifted students.
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The first school for gifted students opens in Worcester, MA
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French researchers develop the first type of gifted testing protocol that changes the world of psychology with respect to cognitive abilities of individuals.
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Lewis Terman publishes the Standford-Binet gifted test, changing the American approach to educating gifted individuals.
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Ann Isaacs founded the National Association for Gifted Children in the United Kingdom as a non-profit charity under English Law.
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The United States Office of Education grants the Office of Gifted and Talented official status.
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President George W. Bush proposes the No Child Left Behind Act that redines the definition of gifted and talented students.
