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Direct linkJolly, Jennifer L.; Robins, Jennifer H. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2016
The release of the Marland Report in 1972 is often described as a watershed moment in the field of gifted education and remains a touchstone for the field today. The report presented the federal government's formal definition of giftedness and outlined the unique learning needs of gifted students and the challenges faced by these students in U.S.…
Descriptors: Special Education, Gifted, Academically Gifted, Research
Jolly, Jennifer L.; Robinson, Ann – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
In classic Western movies, the good guy could be frequently identified by his trademark white Stetson hat, whereas the bad guy always wore black. James J. Gallagher wore many hats during his career that spanned over six decades; he too would be known as the "man in the white hat,"--trusted to do the right thing. From 1967 to 1970,…
Descriptors: Public Officials, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Special Education
Peer reviewedPledgie, Thomas K. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1976
Examined were 22 projects for gifted children funded in 1975 through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (CL)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Gifted
Ward, Cynthia V. – Journal of Education Finance, 2005
Debate over the proper identification and placement of gifted children in public schools is not new. But the pressure put on public schools by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 has brought advocates and opponents of gifted education into starker conflict. This presents a chance to reexamine the foundational premises of the argument in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Form Classes (Languages), Equal Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1988
The Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-297) amend most previously authorized programs of federal aid to elementary and secondary education, and authorize several new programs, most of which are consolidated into an amended version of the Elementary and Secondary Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Policy
Tiger, Georgianna – 1980
Significant 1970's federal legislation regarding American Indian education includes the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Act; the Gifted and Talented Children's Act (Title IX Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA) which focuses in part on economically disadvantaged children; the Bilingual Education Act (Title VII ESEA); and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Bilingual Education
