Referrals, Identification Appeals, and Outside Testing can Only Hurt Equity in Gifted Education

Balanced research and practice

Districts often include parental referrals, outside testing, and provisions for appeals in their gifted and talented identification policies. Unfortunately, all of these policies can only exacerbate racial / ethnic and socioeconomic inequity in identified gifted populations. This session will identify why this is the case before offering alternatives as well as ideas for how to communicate policy changes to stakeholders.