EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED AND TALENTED Report to the Congress of the U.S. Commissioner of Education AND Background Papers Submitted to the 72-502 O PREPARED FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE UNITED STATES SENATE MARCH 1972 Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1972 PURCHASED THROUGH DOC. EX. PROJECT COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia ADLAI E. STEPHENSON III, Illinois JACOB K. JAVITS, New York J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter VI-Four Case Studies__ Chapter VII-The Federal Role—the USOE Delivery System. Chapter VIII-Summary, Findings and the Office of Education's Appendix A-Research on the Gifted and Talented: Its Implications Appendix B-An Analysis of Problems and Priorities: Advocate Sur- Appendix C-Analysis of Hearing Held by Regional Commissioners Appendix D-State Laws for Education of Gifted Children....... Appendix E-Comparisons of Gifted and Average Students in the |