Gifted student feels Left Behind

Dave Toplikar
January 30, 2007

Lawrence ninth grader to speak up for high achievers during Capitol visit.

As No Child Left Behind policy is reviewed this year, there is one group of students some think may have been left behind — those who are high achievers.

“Most of the time I’m stuck in regular classes,” said Dravid Joseph, a ninth-grader at West Junior High. “Sometimes I’m bored with what I’m doing there.”

Partially for that reason, Dravid will join a contingent of some of Kansas’ most gifted students who will travel Wednesday to Topeka to advocate for specialized classes for more than 15,000 of their peers across the state.

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