Tennessee Association for the Gifted

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Federal gifted education funding in jeopardy! Visit CEC's Legislative Action Center on Wed, Mar 10, or Thurs, Mar 11, to contact your House and Senate representatives in support of the Javits Program. Input your zip code, and CEC will provide you with phone numbers, talking points, and a feedback form. Thank you!

The Tennessee Association for the Gifted (TAG) is a nonprofit support group of parents, educators, and other concerned citizens united in advocating for appropriate educational opportunities for gifted, creative, and talented youth in Tennessee. TAG is a State Affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).

Purposes

This association seeks to:

- Increase public and professional awareness of the needs of the gifted;

- Disseminate news and information of interest and concern to parents, teachers, administrators and other persons interested in the gifted;

- Support quality programs that increase educational opportunities for all gifted students;

- Provide a support system for parents emphasizing the education and parenting of the gifted;

- Monitor legislative issues (state and national) and inform members of legislative concerns.

Questions or comments may be addressed to:

Leah Meulemans
TAG President
e-mail: tag.leah@gmail.com

Wanda Day
TAG Web Editor
e-mail: wandahunterday@gmail.com

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TAG Student Scholarship
Postmarked by Deadline: April 1, 2010

CEC Convention in Nashville, TN
April 21-24, 2010 - Gaylord Opryland

U.S. Secretary of Education requests comments related to the state of education in the U.S.

NAGC: Gifted in the News Archives

Tennessee Governor's Academy
http://tga.tennessee.edu/

A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students (The Templeton National Report on Acceleration)

Survey Results: A Nation Deceived

ABCs of Gifted
NAGC Resource

Gifted Exchange Blog: Hoagies Gifted Education Pages

Leave No Gifted Child Behind - The Washington Post - PDF Document

Commentary on 'No Child Left Behind' by Carol Ann Tomlinson.

NAGC Legislative Updates

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