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W. T. Harris addresses gifted education
William Torrey Harris, St. Louis schools superintendent, begins the earliest systematic efforts in public education to address gifted education. -
Binet & Simon develop their tests.
French researchers Binet & Simon develop a test that gauges the intellectual ability of children in order to separate those who are low-functioning from those who are "normal" in the classroom. This test established the idea of mental age vs. physical age and revolutionized the science of psychological testing for intelligence. -
Terman creates the Stanford-Binet Test
Terman publishes the Stanford-Binet test, forever changing intelligence testing and the face of American education. He is often called the "Father of the Gifted Education Movement". -
Terman begins his gifted study
Terman begins what has remained as the longest-running longitudinal study of gifted children with an original sample of 1,500 students. -
Brown v. Board of Education Ends "Separate But Equal" schooling
The landmark Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) was notable not only for ending school segregation due to race/ethnicity/color, it also ensured that all students, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and even academic ability, were guaranteed an equal education. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, much like Brown vs. Board of Education, laid the foundation for gifted children to access an appropriate education regardless of any issue or impediment. -
Office of Gifted & Talented at Department of Education
The DoE officially establishes an Office of Gifted and Talented within the Department of Education to address the educational and emotional needs of gifted children. -
"National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talent"
National Excellence : The Case for Developing America's Talent, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, outlines how America neglects its most talented youth and makes a number of recommendations influencing the last decade of research in the field of gifted education. -
NCLB redefines giftedness
The No Child Left behind Act of 2001 redefines gifted children as:
"Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities." -
A Nation Deceived...
A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students, a national research-based report on acceleration strategies for advanced learners is published by the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa.
