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Early Entrance to College and Self-Concept

The Fall 2009 Journal of Advanced Academics included a study of self-concept (including overall happiness) in students who enter college early: Early Entrance to College and Self-Concept: Comparisons Across the First Semester of Enrollment (PDF), by Samuel Shepard, Megan Foley Nicpon, and Alissa Doobay of the Belin-Blank Center.

Wallace Symposium Published Proceedings

IRPA presents the published proceedings (PDF) of a poster session on acceleration at the 2008 Wallace Symposium. Karen Rogers's updated meta-analysis of the effects of acceleration is the lead article.

Article on Grade-Based Acceleration

An article by Ryan Wells, David Lohman, and Maureen Marron in the Journal of Advanced Academics explores the factors associated with grade-based acceleration. You can read an abstract or the full article (PDF).

A Nation Deceived

A Nation Deceived: Impact at Year 3

Results of International Study

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Guidelines in JAA

The Journal of Advanced Academics published Guidelines for Developing an Academic Acceleration Policy as an article in its Winter 2010 edition (PDF).

Welcome to IRPA
From Nicholas Colangelo, Director
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Notes from the Field
We know that giftedness cuts across gender, ethnicity, social and economic background, and geographic location. There are students ready to accelerate in all of America’s classrooms—in rural areas, in the inner city, and in the suburbs. These students are found in every type of school, from public to private to alternative.
~A Nation Deceived

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Voices of Acceleration

Hannah Kane talks about her experiences with acceleration. More video stories…