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February 2024
Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented 50th Annual Conference at the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, AZ. For more information, please visit https://arizonagifted.org/annual-conference/
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education’s Annual Conference in Hot Springs, AR. For more information, please visit https://giftedarkansas.org/meetinginfo.php?id=2&ts=1597619326
Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative, and Talented (OAGCT) Conference at the Client Service Center @ Tulsa Tech, Lemley Campus in Tulsa, OK. For more information, please visit http://www.oagct.org/
Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Conference at the Griffin Gate Marriott in Lexington, KY. For more information, please visit http://kagegifted.org/
Nebraska Association for the Gifted Annual Conference in LaVista, NE. For more information, please visit https://www.negifted.org/2024-conference
March 2024
North Carolina Association of Gifted & Talented (NCAGT) Annual Conference at the Sheraton Greensboro in Greensboro, NC. For more information, please visit https://www.ncagt.org/
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention and Expo at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. For more information, please visit https://exceptionalchildren.org/
The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented Annual Conference in Greensboro, NC. For more information, please visit https://www.ncagt.org/annualconference
National Science Teacher Association, National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) National Conference on Science Education in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit http://www.nsta.org/
April 2024
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, please visit www.ncme.org
Mensa Mind Games in at the Sonesta Charlotte Executive Park Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more information, please visit https://mensamindgames.com/
Montana AGATE Annual Conference at the Best Western Grantree Inn in Bozeman, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
August 2024
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children ECHA Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. For more information, please visit https://world-gifted.org/
November 2024
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, WA. For more information, please visit https://www.nagc.org
December 2024
GiftED24, Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT) in San Antonio, TX. For more information, please visit https://www.txgifted.org/
Did you know ...
. . . 53% of adults support a four-day school week with longer school days. . . . 50% of adults with a child younger than 18 support a four-day school week with longer school days. . . . 63% of adults younger than 30 favor a four-day school week. . . . 41% of adults older than 65 favor a four-day school week. . . . 57% of adults without a college degree favor a four-day school week. . . . 62% of adults support longer school days, longer school years, or both to improve student learning outcomes. . . . 71% of adults with post graduate degrees support longer school days, longer school years, or both to improve student learning outcomes. . . . 66% of adults say teacher salaries in their community are too low. . . . 58% of adults think teachers in their area are overworked. . . . 73% of adults say teachers are undervalued. . . . 67% of adults support increasing teacher salaries in their community by raising local property taxes. . . . 51% of adults describe the severity of the teacher shortage as a crisis. . . . 16% of adults describe the severity of the teacher shortage as a serious problem. . . . 66% of adults say public school teachers should have a great deal or good amount of influence in deciding what’s taught in public schools. . . . 56% of adults say the local school board should have a great deal or good amount of influence in deciding what’s taught in public schools. . . . 41% of adults say local residents should have a great deal or good amount of influence in deciding what’s taught in public schools. . . . 33% of adults say the governor and state legislature should have a great deal or good amount of influence in deciding what’s taught in public schools. . . . 84% of adults favor mental health assessments of students.
Statistics from the 55th annual Phi Delta Kappan (2023). Poll of the public’s attitudes toward the public schools: Continued support for teachers; Growing support for a four-day school week. https://pdkpoll.org/2023-pdk-poll-results/