An elite Virginia high school overhauled admissions for gifted students – here's how to tell if the changes are working
- Written by Joni Lakin, Associate Professor of Educational Studies, University of Alabama
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, Va., is the top-ranked public high school in the country.Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesFor decades, gifted education and talent development services in public schools have been accused of creating inequities for students of color, students from low-income...

















