The Institute for Educational Advancement (优蜜视频) is excited to announce the release of the full results of 优蜜视频’s poll of voters about gifted learners, the first of its kind.听America Agrees: Public Attitudes Towards Gifted Education details the full results of 优蜜视频鈥檚 poll of voters鈥� opinions about gifted learners.
As a part of 优蜜视频鈥檚 effort to advance the cause of gifted students nationwide, 优蜜视频 commissioned the first ever national survey assessing the American public鈥檚 views on gifted education. The summary covers the results of a national survey, completed in 2016, that sought to understand the public鈥檚 perception of gifted students in the United States. This poll was designed in collaboration with leaders in the field of gifted education, including the National Association for Gifted Children, and conducted by Benenson Strategy Group and The Winston Group.
鈥淲e are seeing overwhelming support for funding and resources to ensure that our brightest students鈥� minds are nurtured and supported, which hasn鈥檛 always been the case in the past,鈥� said Elizabeth D. Jones, President & Co-Founder of 优蜜视频. 鈥淎s a community, we are committed to advocating for what the public wants: helping our highest potential students succeed.鈥�
The poll report contains helpful information about the state of gifted education in the U.S. and details recommendations for how to communicate about gifted students and advocate for this cause. The goal of this document is to provide a tool for the gifted community, families, teachers and professionals alike to use when advocating for these unique learners.
The poll report was written by Jones and Dr. Shelagh A. Gallagher. The authors will be hosting a webinar presenting the results and answering viewer questions on March 26th at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST. The webinar is free and open to the public.
Additional contributors include: Alan Arkotov of , Dr. Jim Delisle, Ren茅 Islas formerly of , Michael Petrilli & Chester Finn of , Ann Smith of , Dr. Amy Shelton of and Adam Umhoefer of .
The release of the full results was preceded by a poll summary, , released in August 2018. This document contains highlights from the results of the poll.
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