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Horace Mann began the reform for public school systems to have schooling from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Lewis M. Terman (father of gifted child movement) began his search for children with IQs of at least 135. His published work and findings have set the tone for gifted student research.
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Leta Stetter Hollingworth began gifted child education by searching for students already identified to have a high IQ and then further challenging their educational boundaries.
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Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth founded by Jullan Stanley. He obtained grants and funding to do research on ways to accelerate one's education without skipping grade levels. Through this research 20 different ways were developed.
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In 1980 and 1981, Duke University and Northwestern University each developed their own gifted education identification programs. Many students were being identified and programs being developed during this time.
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WIth the development of Rockey Mountain Talent Search at the University of Denver, all 50 states has the ability to get students tested and identified for gifted programs.
