Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Rep. Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, presents the first bill to be debated by the Missouri House Feb. 3, 2026. Her legislation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Lawmakers in the Missouri House are expected to approve a new round of legislation this week, including a ...

For many adults, the word gifted brings back a familiar image: a small group of high-achieving students leaving class once a ...

An indepth look into the ways that DeKalb County students are identified for the district’s gifted program has resulted in changes that have made the process more inclusive. According to Dr. Norman ...

School districts have historically relied on a referral-based process to identify students for gifted and talented programming. This means that teachers or parents nominate their students to take ...

A bill advancing to the Missouri Senate would require all public schools in the state to conduct universal gifted testing for ...

Apolonio “Polo” Trejo has made it his personal calling to help teachers better recognize “invisible characteristics” of gifted young students. Trejo, a bilingual educator and professor at Our Lady of ...

A bill requiring public schools to screen all students to determine if they qualify for gifted education by the time they reach the third grade passed the Missouri House on a 142-8 vote Monday. It ...