E-Mail IMAGE: "We're not saying these programs don't have benefits. But as states and school districts evaluate them, we need to ask, 'How can we do this best both for all gifted... view more Credit: Shannon Alexander/University of Florida After years of criticism for their lack of diversity, programs for high achievers may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income students, a new study shows. "The potential benefits aren't equally distributed," said lead author and University of Florida College of Education professor Christopher Redding, Ph.D., who evaluated data from gifted programs in elementary schools nationwide. "The conversation up to this point has been about access, with less emphasis on how students perform once in gifted programs."