This study used historical data to find associations between changes in policies, funding, and accountability stemming from No Child Left Behind and the provision of services offered to students identified as gifted in the state of Washington. Descriptive statistics and a regression model are used to examine the change in gifted programs by school districts from 2006 to 2007 up until the point where the state received a waiver (2012–2013). Initial results suggest that, during this time frame, the number of districts reporting having gifted programs declined from 77% to 62% of school districts. Furthermore, the regression results provide evidence that school districts that did not make adequate yearly progress were more likely to no longer report having a gifted program as time progressed (β = −0.29, SE = .11). Those districts that retained gifted programs expanded program options.

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华盛顿在不让任何一个孩子掉队时代的高能力项目

这项研究使用历史数据来发现政策、资金和问责制的变化之间的关联，不让一个孩子掉队，为华盛顿州被认定为有天赋的学生提供服务。描述性统计和回归模型用于检查从 2006 年到 2007 年，直到州获得豁免（2012-2013 年）之前学区天才课程的变化。初步结果表明，在此期间，报告有天才课程的学区数量从 77% 下降到 62%。此外，回归结果提供的证据表明，随着时间的推移，没有取得足够年度进步的学区更有可能不再报告有天才课程（β = -0.29，SE = .11）。