Saving the Smart Kids

Time magazine has an article on the state of gifted children in American education. In a 2000 study, 5% of gifted students dropped out after the 8th grade, compared to 5.2% non-gifted. 37% of early entrants to college demonstrated "adjustment problems" reported by teachers. With most of the dialogue (such as No Child Left Behind) focused on remediation, are the gifted students being left out?