New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reignited a debate over gifted education when he said he would do away with gifted kindergarten programs if elected. Testing young children for “giftedness” ...

Testing young children for “giftedness” has a long history, but experts say there’s not much science to back the process. Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

Recently, many young children pulled a small letter out of their schoolbag that sent their parents into a tailspin – the gifted testing season has begun. Already in the first half of second grade, ...