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William Torrey Harris
Develops the first program to educate gifted students in schools. -
Binet-Simon Tests
Binet and Simon develop tests for identifying gifted children -
Lewis Terman publishes Stanford-Binet
Lewis Terman publishes the Stanford-Binet tests and changes the face of intelligence testing in American education. -
Army Alpha and Beta
The US enters WWI and starts Army Alpha and Beta, a test given to a million recruits, intelligence testing. -
Leta S. Hollingworth's Special Opportunity Class
Leta S. Hollingworth starts the Special Opportunity CLass in NYC for gifted students. -
Lewis Terman publishes Genetic Studies of Genius
Lewis Terman publishes Genetic Studies of Genius which concludes certain markers for gifted students. -
Leta Hollingworth Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture
Leta Hollingoworth publishes the first textbook on gifted children. -
National Science Foundation Act
The National Science Foundation Act grants federal support for education in math, science and engineering. -
National Association of Gifted Children
National Association of Gifted Children is founded. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs. Board of Education ends "separate but equal education." -
Sputnik Launches
Russia launches the first satellite Sputnik and American needs to advance in math, science and technology. -
National Defense Education Act
The federal government starts a large scale effort towards gifted education. -
Marland Report
The first formal definition of gifted students that encourages schools to define giftedness. -
Office of Gifted and Talented
The US Office of Education forms the Office of the Gifted and Talented. -
Education for All Handicapped Children
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act establishes and mandate for all children with special needs but does not include gifted children. -
Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
Congress passes the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act. -
National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talent
The US Dept of Ed issues this study about how America neglects its most talented youth. It offers recommendations based on research. -
NAGC Standards
NAGC publishes pre K - 12th grade Program Standards for gifted students. -
No Child Left Behind
The NCLB Act is passed and the definition for gifted and talented students is changed. -
National Gifted Education Standards
The NAGC publishes the National Gifted Education Standards.
