We at New Mexico Association for the Gifted are intensely interested in this issue. We are so glad to share the announcement of NAGC’s Giftedness Knows No Boundaries Campaign. We encourage all NM educators to learn about, advocate for, and support the cause. Please read more and click through to get involved. NAGC recognizes that “Gifted children in poverty and from minority groups are 2.5 times less likely to be identified for, and in, gifted and talented programs in schools. Children deserve fair identification strategies.”
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) organized the Giftedness Knows No Boundaries Campaign. National education organizations and individuals interested in promoting equity and excellence in our Nation’s homes, schools, and communities can support the campaign by actively promoting and sharing key information about the nature and needs of gifted children amongst others in their networks. The Campaign begins with awareness building about children with gifts and talents and will grow into a movement to improve policies and practices that create supportive environments where these children can thrive.
Please visit www.GiftednessKnowsNoBoundaries.org often as NAGC will regularly update the site with new resources and information.
Boundaries of Poverty and Race to Overcome
We are aware that over half of public school students today come from families in poverty and many gifted students of this demographic go unidentified and their needs unmet in school.
We know from a recent study of the U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data that students of color are underrepresented in gifted programs. In October, 2016, John Rosales posted on NEAToday.org the details: “White students make up 49 percent of the school population and 57 percent of those enrolled in gifted and talented programs, while Black and Latino students comprise 42 percent of public school students but only 28 percent of participants in enrichment programs.”
- 2021 New Mexico Association for the Gifted Fall Institute Goes Virtual. - August 9, 2021
- NMAG 2021 Fall Institute: Recharge, Reenergize, Reimagine: Igniting the Spark of Our Gifted Learners - June 3, 2021
- Support House Bill 130 - February 21, 2021
- Support for House Bill 130: Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education Act - February 18, 2021
- Announcing the NMAG Four Corners Affiliate - August 16, 2019
- Webinar: Teaching the Gifted and Talented in Art - December 14, 2018
- Training and Maintaining Alternate Protocol for Gifted ID - November 14, 2018
- Download and Share Your Fall 2018 Newsletter - October 15, 2018
- Get Your Get Smart Full Program - October 10, 2018
- Your own Q: Special Agent Dr. Jackie Gerstein at our Get Smart Fall Institute - October 7, 2018
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