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The National Association of Gifted Children published national gifted education standards for teacher preparation programs. These were later revised in 2013.
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The No Child Left Behind Act is passed and becomes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Javits program is included in NCLB and provides statewide grants for gifted and talented education.
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In 1998, the National Association of Gifted Children published pre-K to grade 12 gifted program standards in seven key areas. These standards were revised in 2010.
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The United States Congress passed the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act in 1988, which defined gifted and talented students as those who demonstrate high achievement capability in many areas and need services and activities that are not usually provided in school. This was included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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The Office of Gifted and Talented became a part of the United States Office of Education in 1974.
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The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957. This huge event inspired the United States to re-evaluate quality education, especially in the areas of Math and Science. The U.S. then put money towards funding the identification of gifted and talented students who would benefit from Math, Science, and Technology instruction.
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In 1954, the National Association of Gifted Children was founded. Ann Isaacs was the leader of the NAGC at this time. The NAGC will eventually publish standards for gifted education.
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In 1916, Lewis Terman published the Stanford-Binet measurement scales that tested student intelligence, in order to place them in classrooms/programs based upon their intelligence level. Lewis was considered the "father" of the gifted education movement and publishing these tests forever changed intelligence testing and American education.
