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NCRGE Director Shares Center Findings with Duke TIP Audience

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Del Siegle

On September 22, the Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) welcomed NCRGE Director Del Siegle to deliver a presentation entitled “Report from the NCRGE: Problems and Promising Practices in Gifted Education.” A recording of the event  is available on the TIP website.


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