Samuel K. James, a student at the Renzulli Academy, a Hartford school named in honor of Joseph Renzulli, was a finalist for the 2026 Connecticut Kid Governor competition.

An end-of-year celebration at the Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy, named in honor of Neag School’s Joseph Renzulli, is featured.

Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy, named after Joe Renzulli, is mentioned.

The Renzulli Academy, named in honor of Joseph Renzulli, is mentioned.

The Renzulli Academy, named in honor of Joseph Renzulli, is featured.

A student from the Renzulli Academy, named in honor of Joseph Renzulli, is featured.

Renzulli Academy is referenced.

Renzulli Academy will host its Invention Convention and Inquiry Project Expo from noon to 2 p.m. March 24 at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School, 36 Waller St., New London.

The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) discontinued their gifted education programs in 2005 – and had no plans to serve the city’s most talented learners. But when high-performing students started leaving DCPS for private schools in the suburbs or area charter schools in search of gifted programs, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson began searching for a gifted education program. In 2012, DCPS turned to Professor Joseph Renzulli, Neag School of Education researcher and internationally known expert in gifted education, for help.

After four years of changing the face of education in Hartford, the Renzulli Academy is expanding its nationally renowned model of gifted-and-talented schooling to three new districts in Connecticut. Starting this fall, students in Bridgeport, New London, and Windham will be able to attend schools for fourth-through-sixth graders modeled on the Hartford program, which has […]