Abstract
While talent search has offered many benefits to those students identified, there are issues which should be resolved to maximize its impact. The program's exclusivity in numbers of students selected for special programs, the cost of the programs both in tuition, transportation, and living expenses at, possibly, very distant locations means that many able learners are left unserved. The difficulties of a university-based program which serves school-age students include school opposition to such proven practices as acceleration, poor (or no) communication regarding identified students and their special needs, and a lack of understanding of talent search goals and procedures. The value of the program makes it worthwhile to address these difficulties through improved partnerships with schools, increased options in course offerings, and other recommended efforts. If the talent search projects are to continue to thrive, they must launch new strategies for growth coupled with an abiding commitment to facilitating the educational reform agenda in public schools.
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