Going Beyond Lip Service When It Comes to Equity: Characteristics of Equity-Minded, Culturally Responsive Allies in Gifted and Talented Education

Abstract

The authors provide a history of inequities in gifted education and recognize the academic, cultural, and psychosocial needs of gifted and talented Black and Hispanic students, who are in need of advanced programming. They conclude by describing 10 characteristics of culturally responsive, equity-minded allies.