Advocacy for Gifted Programs in the New Educational Climate

Abstract

This article looks at gifted and talented education within the context of the ongoing discussions about educational reform. The author urges educators involved in gifted and talented education to become knowledgeable about the many efforts underway to improve education and to become active participants in the discussions underway at the local, state, and national level to transform American education. She argues that many of the innovations underway will have an impact on services to gifted and talented students.