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The History of Gifted Education

By kimalbrown
  • Leta Stetter Hollingworth

    Leta Stetter Hollingworth

    The 1st textbook on gifted education was released. Leta Hollingworth publishes Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture.
  • Lead by Ann Isaacs

    Lead by Ann Isaacs

    The National Association of Gifted Children is founded
  • Sputnik Launch

    Sputnik Launch

    After Sputnik was launch America wanted to identify the brightest and talented students. The quality of American schools were reexaimined.
  • 1st Gifted definition

    1st Gifted definition

    Marland Report was released
  • Pre-K-12 Gifted Standards

    Pre-K-12 Gifted Standards

    Standards were developed in "7" key programs.
  • NCLB is passed

    NCLB is passed

    The definition for Gifted and Talented students is updated again.
  • Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa.

    Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa.

    (a report was released by the University of Iowa) A Nation Deceived: How schools hold back America's Brightest students.