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Advancing Federal Policies for Students with Gifts & Talents

Advancing Federal Policies for Students with Gifts & Talents. Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents . Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents . Availability of services depend on state/local decisions & vary between and within states. Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents .

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Advancing Federal Policies for Students with Gifts & Talents

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  1. Advancing Federal Policies for Students with Gifts & Talents

  2. Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents

  3. Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents Availability of services depend on state/local decisions & vary between and within states.

  4. Facts About Students with Gifts & Talents • Research has shown that high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds, when compared to their more advantaged peers, are: • twice as likely to drop out of school; • more likely to lose ground as they move forward in their schooling; and • less likely to attend or graduate from college.

  5. Excellence Gap • Gap between Caucasian and/or more affluent students and Hispanic, Black, less affluent peers. • Every state has “excellence gap” that will take decades to close.

  6. Federal Initiatives Sen. Grassley (R-IA) Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) Sen. Mikulski (D-MD) Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Sen. Casey (D-PA)

  7. It’s Baaaacccckkkk….!!! • Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act • Provides R&D – with focus on underserved populations • Defunded in 2011 after budget negotiations cut/eliminated 43 education programs • Concentrated advocacy resulted in $5 million in FY 2014 • National Research Center on Gifted Education • Demonstration Grants Ask Your Senators/Representative to Co-Sponsor TALENT Act; Invest $20 M in Javits Act

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