As our country's need for highly skilled professionals in every field continues to grow, the "2014-2015 State of the States in Gifted Education" report provides a glimpse into a system where many high ability and high-achieving learners must fend for themselves, leaving success to chance. While there are individual areas of progress, the nation has yet to comprehensively address the educational needs of top learners in PK-12 schools. This report contains ten key areas that provide a better understanding of the degree of support individual states offered to gifted and talented education for the school year 2014-2015: (1) State Education Agencies; (2) Funding for Gifted and Talented Education; (3) Mandates to Identify and Serve Gifted Students; (4) Accountability; (5) Definition of Giftedness; (6) Identification of Gifted and Talented students; (7) Programs and Services for Gifted Students; (8) Staffing and Personnel Preparation; (9) Related Policies and Practices; and (10) New Developments, Concerns, and Future Directions. The data collected for and represented in this report reflect the policies, practices, and their resulting effects for the estimated three million academically gifted and talented U. S. students in grades PreK-12. Forty-two states including the District of Columbia (referred to collectively as "states") responded to the 2014-2015 State of the States in Gifted Education survey. The survey featured a combination of closed-response questions to facilitate efficiency of response, as well as open-ended questions that allowed responders to provide specific, detailed information on gifted policies, programs, services, practices, and the agencies coordinating them. As observed in past analyses, several key themes emerged from high rates of state responses to items regarding decentralized decision-making and accountability, limited service options, the importance of professional development, the influence of federal education law, and funding issues. The information in this report is intended to help gifted education supporters advocate for an appropriate education for it's most capable students, resulting in increased data collection, strong state policies, increased teacher training, and other critical resources.