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Alvah Scott student scores perfect on math SAT

Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
By Rod Ohira
Oct 13, 2005

She enjoys reading, drawing and school, where she is among 12 students in the gifted and talented program. ...
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Gifted kids' parents fear child's being left behind

Advertiser Education - Honolulu, HI
By Treena Shapiro
Oct 29, 2005

With a federal mandate to bring underperforming public school students up to grade level, advocates for gifted and talented students want to make sure the state's best and brightest are not being left behind.

To combat that, the Board of Education has a new policy requiring all public schools to offer gifted and talented programs. ...
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Special help for your child

Honolulu Advertiser
by Carrie Bashaw
August 17, 2006

The state Department of Education has a Gifted and Talented program designed for students with advanced academic abilities. If your child shows potential for high performance in intellectual, creative or artistic areas, you can talk to your child's teacher or a school administrator to arrange for your child to take a test to qualify for the GT program…
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