#811: How one district scouts for talent for its gifted programs - 3/16/22

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast (listen on <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-education-gadfly-show/id141300917'>Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1sXrNFbba1PWSRdxBMQRyZ'>Spotify</a>), April Wells, Gifted Coordinator in Illinois School District U-46 and author of <em>Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming: Dismantling Barriers and Tapping Potential</em>, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how her district scouts for talented students early on, and from all backgrounds. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines a survey of district and charter network leaders about staffing challenges they’ve faced this school year.</p><p>You can find this and every episode on all major podcast platforms, as well as share it with friends.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>A 2021 Hechinger Report piece on April’s district and how it reformed its approach to gifted education: “<a href='https://hechingerreport.org/an-illinois-district-proved-gifted-programs-can-be-racially-diverse/'>An Illinois district proved gifted programs can be racially diverse</a>.”</li><li>April’s 2019 book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Achieving-Equity-Gifted-Programming-Dismantling/dp/1618218778'><em>Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming: Dismantling Barriers and Tapping Potential</em></a>.</li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Heather L. Schwartz and Melissa Kay Diliberti, “<a href='https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA900/RRA956-9/RAND_RRA956-9.pdf'>Flux in the Educator Labor Market: Acute Staff Shortages and Projected Superintendent Departures</a>,” RAND Corporation (2022).</li></ul><p><b>Feedback welcome!</b></p><p>Have ideas or feedback on our podcast? Send them to our podcast producer Pedro Enamorado at <a href='mailto:penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org'>penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>