The Davidson Academy of Nevada made Newsweek’s 2012 rankings of America’s Best High Schools, ranking in the top 100. This ranking highlights the best 1,000 public high schools in the nation, per criteria that show these schools are the most effective in turning out college-ready grads.
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The Davidson Academy was featured on The Washington Post's list of the "Top-performing schools with elite students" in America. Thank you to Jay Mathews for compiling this list every year!
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Davidson Academy student Taylor Wilson was featured in this CBS Evening News “On the Road” with Steve Hartman segment, Teenage physics wonder turns to nuclear safety. In the video, Taylor describes his educational background, exceptional interest in science and experiences at The Davidson Academy.
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A student at The Davidson Academy of Nevada, Taylor Wilson visited the White House to meet with President Obama and was featured in the White House Blog article, President Obama Hosts the White House Science Fair. The Academy and Taylor were also featured in the Reno Gazette-Journal article, Reno teen shows anti-terrorism invention to President Obama, and the KRNV article, Reno 17-Year-Old's Science Project Could Fight Terrorism.
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The Davidson Academy of Nevada was featured in two Christian Science Monitor articles. "Back to school: Are we leaving gifted students behind?" focuses on the Academy and the overarching issue of how to improve gifted education in America. "A public school for the brightest" spotlights how the Academy works with gifted students to get the most out of them.
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Davidson Academy student Taylor Wilson, along with the Academy, is featured in Chapter 1 of a book by Judy Dutton titled Science Fair Season: Twelve Kids, a Robot Named Scorch . . . and What It Takes to Win. Dutton describes how Taylor became the youngest person in the world to build a nuclear fusion reactor.
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Challenging the Gifted, an article about The Davidson Academy of Nevada in EducationNext, describes the many ways the Academy is striving to meet the needs of its students. Numerous students and teachers are profiled, in addition to founders Bob and Jan Davidson and several national gifted education experts (Spring 2011).
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The Davidson Academy of Nevada and the Davidson Young Scholars program were featured in the Las Vegas Sun article, "Program for gifted students on hold amid budget crunch." The article also discusses plans to create a school for highly gifted students in Las Vegas (May 17, 2010).
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A USA Today article about The Davidson Academy and THINK Summer Institute, “No genius left behind? Reno academy caters to really smart kids,” describes the distinctive educational and social opportunities the Academy provides gifted students (Aug. 4, 2009).
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The Davidson Academy is featured in Time Magazine! The cover story, "Failing Our Geniuses", explains how The Davidson Academy is leading the way in seeking improvements in gifted education in America (Aug. 27, 2007).
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For a brief glimpse of life at The Davidson Academy, watch this ABC Nightline video clip entitled "Genius School" (June 4, 2007).
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Nevada Silver & Blue, The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno featured Jan and Bob Davidson and The Davidson Academy in "Creating Opportunities For Today’s Top Young Minds" (Spring 2008).
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The Davidson Academy was referenced in an Education Week article, "Profoundly Gifted Find Challenging Programs", which explains that there is no single model of programs for the exceptionally gifted (June 3, 2009).
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Family Pulse Magazine takes a look at a number of Academy students and the gains they've made in "Think Fast! The Davidson Academy nurtures our nation's brightest young minds" (September 2008).
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Meet some of the current students and parents who took part in the historic first year of The Davidson Academy in this article, "Blooming Brilliance", from the University of Nevada, Reno’s publication Nevada Silver & Blue (Summer 2007).
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