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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Here is more confirmation of what we already know (per the ASCD <i>News Brief</i>):</font></div>
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<td width="100%" style="border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"><div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eZnUDrkisZkkzIyVBgyt" target="_blank"><font face="Helvetica" size="+0" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12pt;background-color:#F7F7F7;"><b>Do students who are gifted need more individual attention?</b></font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#F7F7F7;"> </font></div><div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Helvetica" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11pt;color:#000000;background-color:#F7F7F7;">Teachers responding to a survey say they are more likely to give attention to students who are struggling than those who are high-achieving. Reports show that, in many cases, gifted students do not progress or actually can decline in abilities and are at risk for dropping out. At issue,
according to some, is that states are more likely to have programs serving students who struggle in class -- and the federal funding to back them up. Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi and Oklahoma are the only states with fully funded mandates for students who are gifted.</font><font face="Helvetica" size="+0" color="#999999" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11pt;color:#999999;background-color:#F7F7F7;"> </font><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eZnUDrkisZkkzIyVBgyt" target="_blank"><font face="Helvetica" size="+0" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11pt;background-color:#F7F7F7;">District Administration magazine online</font></a><font face="Helvetica" size="+0" color="#999999" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11pt;color:#999999;background-color:#F7F7F7;"> (1/21)</font><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#F7F7F7;"> </font></div></td>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">June Allred-Smith</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Chillicothe, OH 45601</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Phone: 740/702-3120</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Fax: 740/702-3123</font></div>
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