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Immensely Talented Character Actor Paul Dano – Our November-December Cover Star
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Immensely Talented Character Actor Paul Dano – Our November-December Cover Star

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor. He started his career on Broadway before making his film debut in The Newcomers. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine. Want Free Access to Paul Dano Pics & Clips? Immensely talented character actor Paul Dano has a chameleon-like ability to completely blend into his roles, as well as an ability to make us rear end our holes! Many of us were first introduced to the stud in his starring spot in comedy Little Miss Sunshine (2006) as a brooding, depressed teenager. Paul was later thrust into the mainstream movie world with his truly mesmerizing performance as a crazed religious leader in There Will Be Blood (2007) alongside Da...
Gifted And Talented Black, Latino Or Native American Students Are Often Overlooked In Schools
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Gifted And Talented Black, Latino Or Native American Students Are Often Overlooked In Schools

About a decade ago, I was working with a large, urban school district on creating a gifted and talented program that would include all kids, regardless of their race or income. In this district, Black children and children from poor families were rarely identified for gifted education services. These services include enrichment, special classes and focused projects intended to help students excel in areas in which they show signs of exceptional potential and talents. I visited one school, near a prestigious university in an upscale neighborhood, where 48% of all students received services for gifted and talented students. There, about 50% were white, 22% Black and 12% Asian. Few were being raised in low-income families. At another school I visited a short 10-minute drive away, no student...