Abstract
This article provides a brief history of the people and events that came together in the formation of three of the first public residential schools for gifted students: the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics, the Louisiana School for Mathematics, Science and Technology, and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. These schools were formed through a series of risks and opportunities by people who cared about the future of their state's most able students. Mace offers a first-hand review of how these fine schools came to be.
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