“A brilliant and eye-opening account of a university-style education for primary and secondary students. The writing is rich, the examples are evocative, and the voices of children and their teachers inspire! Here, talent is nurtured in all students, with powerful consequences. This is truly ‘gifted education’ in action, not education for the gifted. Gabelko and Sosniak make an important contribution to the debate about gifted education and education in general.”
—Rhona S. Weinstein, author, Reaching Higher: The Power of Expectations in Schooling


“Sosniak and Gabelko, two masterful storytellers, share Berkeley's best kept secret - the incredible success of the Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP). They make a powerful and compelling case for focusing more attention and resources on developing talent among youth from all socioeconomic backgrounds. ATDP, with its K-12 partners, has prepared a new generation of leaders, including many from rural and urban communities with historically low college-going rates. This book provides renewed hope and inspiration for educators, policymakers and others who are working to eliminate the achievement gap that exists in too many K-12 schools.”
—Joseph I. Castro, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Academic Affairs, University of California, San Francisco


“Nina Gabelko has always demonstrated how education at its very best motivates and inspires. I know this because she was my teacher 30 years ago! In Every Child’s Right, Nina and Lauren Sosniak provide convincing examples of how educational privilege can cross longstanding racial and economic boundaries. I hope that every parent, teacher, and educational policymaker concerned with educational excellence will read this powerful and affecting book.”
—Brian Copeland, author, Not a Genuine Black Man


“As a former student of Flossie Lewis's, I read this dynamic and comprehensive book with one eye on my lucky past and one on a better future. I hope every educator reads it, as Mrs. Lewis is apparently too lazy to teach every single child in America herself.”
—Daniel Handler, author and screenwriter, best known for his work under his pen name, Lemony Snicket.