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Applications are now open for the Davidson Academy’s 2027–2028 school year. Based at the University of Nevada, Reno, the Academy provides an advanced, personalized learning experience created specifically for profoundly gifted students. Families are…
Davidson Institute programs and services are designed to support the intellectual and interpersonal development of profoundly gifted young people and their families. As part of that ongoing work, Davidson Academy and Davidson Academy Online…
Ian Byrd of Byrdseed.com has written extensively on the topic of differentiation. Ian’s posts are a useful reminder that “differentiation” is often labeled too broadly and too casually. In one post, he shows how…
Please see below from Davidson Alum Krystle DiCristofalo, founder of My Ivy Education, an academic consulting and college counseling company: My Ivy Education, Davidson Alum-run academic consulting and college counseling, is excited to share that…
A recent New York Magazine article questioned whether “giftedness” is a real concept and whether gifted programs are necessary. Many experts see it differently. Below are a few thoughtful counterviews that affirm giftedness as a real learning…
The U.S. Department of Education is transferring special education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services and civil rights enforcement to the Department of Justice. While federal student rights remain unchanged, organizations…
A new study from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) examines how students are grouped for middle-school math instruction and what that means for achievement and confidence. Using a matched, naturalistic design, researchers compared schools…
This Fordham Institute study argues that advanced education in the U.S. has broad public support but receives only a tiny share of education dollars: at best, less than half a penny of every K–12…
A recent survey of Oregon voters shows strong, bipartisan support for increased funding for gifted education, highlighting growing public recognition of the need to better serve advanced learners. The survey, conducted by FM3 Research…
The Davidson Institute has announced a new partnership with American Mensa to expand support for profoundly gifted young people and their families. This collaboration brings together two leading organizations in the gifted education space,…
As part of its 10‑year anniversary, Tilt Parenting has released The Tilt Parenting Report, the first large‑scale look at the lived experiences of parents raising neurodivergent children. The report draws on responses from more than…
2025 Davidson Fellow Finnegan McGill has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs! Finnegan has been a dedicated Junior Handler with his dog, Saya, since age 14, bringing comfort and…