Advocates press for highly capable testing for all students

School districts should be required to test all students to see if they qualify for more challenging classes.

That is the message behind Substitute Senate Bill 5072, proposed by T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest. It requires districts to screen all students during the school day for participation in a “Highly Capable Program (HCP).

“With this model, every student in a grade level gets to be considered, an...