Boys from low-income and immigrant families do much better in gifted classes compared to similar boys who just missed the IQ cutoff.

Giftedness is a mirage, writes a journalist distressed to learn she'd failed to qualify for the gifted program as a child.

Challenging classes for high achievers is very popular with Oregon voters -- but half of districts do nothing for gifted students.

High achievers are bored and frustrated. Let them skip a grade.

Edtech hasn't improved learning, so far, say critics. And it may encourage students to offload thinking to a bot.

China is using "genius" classes for top math and science students to train AI researchers.

The idea of a student being "Nature Intelligent" is so much more palatable than "Unable to Do Trigonometry Intelligent."

Achievers need challenging academics -- not just "enrichment" activities.

Should New York City schools phase out classes for gifted elementary students?

Will San Francisco parents pay $75,000 a year for Alpha's tech-accelerated school?

We "think and read less, and see and feel more."

Can high expectations raise IQ? Are some people right-brained and others left-brained? Nope.

Humanities would get more respect -- and graduates would earn more -- if professors made classes harder.

Calling every student a "genius" -- even if they're not learning - - obscures failure for students and their teachers.

Improving schools won't narrow achievement gaps: Some kids are better able to take advantage of learning opportunities.

Achievement is falling, and gaps are widening, for American students and adults since well before the pandemic.

Students -- and teachers -- lost reasoning, memory and executive-function skills during the pandemic. Stress? Long Covid? Screens?

Will MEI -- merit, excellence and intelligence -- replace DEI?

Young Sheldon, which finished its seven-year run last month, shows the challenges of “parenting a very bright child,” writes Jonathan...

The average college student has average intelligence, concludes a meta-analysis by Canadian researchers, writes Ross Pomeroy on Big...