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