State-Level Information

• Academically Advanced Education | Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education "Promoting High Achievement: Policies and Programs for Academically Advanced Students in Massachusetts in Massachusetts" 2002

• Academically Advanced Teacher License | Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, ended in 2017

• Profile of Massachusetts | Davidson Institute for Talent Development

• Massachusetts Report Card. System Failure: Access Denied. Gifted Education in the United States | Purdue University, 2019

• 2020-2021 State of the States in Gifted Education | NAGC

• "The Wicked Smaht Kids: Seeking an Adequate Public Education for Gifted Elementary and Secondary Students" by Brenna Ferrick in Massachusetts UMass Law Review, Vol. 10, January 2015

• A Washington Post analysis in 2015 found MA is the smartest state in the union based on estimated IQ, SAT scores, ACT scores, and percent of the populace who are college graduates.

• The NCES, National Center for Educational Statistics gives percentages of students identified as gifted in 2004 & 2006. MA is at the bottom with less than 1% identified.  At this time, Vermont was the same as MA. Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, & Virginia have the most students identified ranging from 12 to 14%. 

• Is there a Gifted Gap? research from the Fordham Institute says in Massachusetts only 5.3% of schools have gifted programs. The national average is 68.3%

• Students Enrolled in Gifted Programs by State 2015-2016 Office of Civil Rights Data Collection CRDC

• Equal Talents, Unequal Opportunities by Jonathan Plucker et al, published by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Massachusetts Summer Programs (download Word doc)

Private Schools Emphasizing Education for Exceptional Students​

• Acera School (Winchester, MA)

• Barrington Christian Academy (Barrington, RI)

• Birches School (Lincoln, MA)

• Boston University Academy (Boston, MA)

• Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science (Worcester, MA)

• The Brighton School (Framingham, MA)

• The Tremont School (Concord, MA)

• The Corwin-Russell School at Broccoli Hall (Sudbury, MA)

• The Phoenix School (Salem, MA)

• The Sage School (Foxboro, MA)

• Fusion Academy (Burlington, Newton, & Hingham locations)

​Homeschool and Enrichment Resources

• IDEAL4Gifted

• GHF

• GiftedAndTalented.com 
  (online education, formerly Stanford EPGY)

• Kaipod Learning

Several charter schools allow entrance to Kindergarten by Age 4 dates

Age 4 by: 

1. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public - Age 4 as of August 29

2. Boston Renaissance Charter Public - Age 4 as of September 1

3. Bridge Boston Charter School - Age 4 as of September 6

4. Codman Academy Charter Public - Age 4 as of September 1

5. Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District) - Age 4 as of August 26

6. Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District)    Age 4 as of August 27

7. Community Day Charter Public School - Webster (District)    Age 4 as of August 26

8. Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School - Age 4 as of September 1

9. Lawrence Family Development Charter - Age 4 as of August 27

10. Lowell Community Charter Public - Age 4 as of August 26

11. MATCH Charter Public School - Age 4 as of September 1

12. Neighborhood House Charter - Age 4 as of September 1

13. UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester - Age 4 as of August 27