NAGC works to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research
Because most of the decisions on identifying and serving gifted students fall to school districts, the reality is that we have a nation of few haves—primarily in affluent areas—and many have-nots.
While high test scores are a very effective indicator of giftedness in the domain being tested, the lack of high scores is NOT reliable as an indicator of the absence of gifted abilities.