Minuteman News Center – State Sen. Toni Boucher
“…I believe that the time has come to balance the scales and urgently provide services to another vulnerable student group, our academically and intellectually advanced children. The fact that their needs are often left unmet, even in the best of Connecticut’s school districts, but especially in our economically distressed districts, has not been part of the education conversation. There are many children in these districts who are not recognized for their strengths and abilities, and are not reaching their full potential…Our culture celebrates and funds the physically gifted. Participants in a globally competitive economy need to acknowledge and support their academically gifted as well. The challenging technological, financial and social problems of tomorrow will be solved by those who are encouraged to strive for excellence…”(more)