Less than 2 cents of every 100 education dollars is spent on gifted education in the U.S.
Gifted children are at a greater risk for underachievement.
Many gifted children have mastered 35-50% of the curriculum in the five core subject areas before their school
year begins.
America's top students do not perform well when compared with their counterparts around the world.
Without appropriate challenges, gifted students are likely
to regress to normal or below normal levels
of achievement.
There are more disadvantaged gifted children than wealthy gifted children.
Most elementary public school teachers have no specific training in gifted education.
