- Less than 2 cents of every 100 education dollars
is spent on gifted education in the U.S.
- Gifted children are at a greater risk for underachievement.
- Many gifted children have mastered 35-50% of the curriculum
in the five core subject areas before their school year begins.
- America's top students do not perform well when
compared with their counterparts around the world.
- Without appropriate challenges, gifted students are likely
to regress to normal or below normal levels of achievement.
- There are more disadvantaged gifted children than wealthy gifted children.
- Most elementary public school teachers have no specific training in gifted
education.
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