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Gifted Testing established for children
Louis M. Terman revises and improves the Binet-Simon intelligence test to be adapted to testing children's cognative ability, allowing students to be identified as having high-achieving potential. -
Genetic Studies of Genius
Louis M. Terman initiates a longitudinal study of children with high IQs called the Genetic Studies of Genius, examining the development and characteristics of gifted children into adulthood. -
Gifted Education begins at state level
Resources for funding and implementing gifted education begins in the state of California, to be followed soon after by the state of Illinois in 1965. -
Marland Report
The first national report of gifted education which was ordered by the US Congress and conducted by Sidney Marland. This report assessed and created recommendations for high ability learners in the US education system. It was a catalyst for state and local governments to create educational policy for gifted education. -
Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
The Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act established funding and resources to include equitability among identification and support of gifted students across all cultural groups, all genders, and all economic strata. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Nation-wide educational policy created by former president George Bush which focuses funding and resources specifically on under-achieving students. Impacted gifted education by refocusing educational policy away from high achieving students.
