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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.