Federal and State Response to the Gifted and Talented

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 306-318

  Stephens, Kristen R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal and state policy; gifted education; No Child Left Behind; TALENT Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859324382     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2011.615823     Document Type: Article

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