Mission Statement

The Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA) is dedicated to the study of curricular acceleration for academically talented children.

The primary purposes of the Institute are to:

IRPA, the first institute of its kind in the world, was established at The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at The University of Iowa in 2006 through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.