To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or TALENT Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to be vertically scaled and capable of measuring student proficiency above the grade level in which the student is enrolled.
Academically gifted students currently receive no federal funding or recognition, and there is no federal leadership with regards to gifted education. State and local level support is inconsistent.
The act is designed to ensure that all students make learning gains each year, that teachers receive training in gifted education, addresses the needs of under-served populations and promotes the development and dissemination of best practices in gifted education.