
The High Flyer is a unique collaboration between the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Our two organizations unite around common goals: to expand the public’s understanding of the needs of gifted and talented children, to increase public urgency to serve them, and to dispel common myths. The High Flyer and our other combined efforts are meant to lead the conversation and signal that all gifted and talented students matter.


Shining a light on bright students
Jonathan Plucker 11.21.2019
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High achievers are doing better on NAEP, and that’s good news. Period.
Brandon L. Wright 11.6.2019
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Low-income students are profoundly underrepresented in gifted programs
Jason A. Grissom, Christopher Redding, Joshua F. Bleiberg 11.1.2019
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How two personalized learning models accelerate the progress of their high-achieving students
Michael J. Petrilli 9.18.2019
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Praiseworthy efforts to expand opportunities for disadvantaged high achievers
Brandon L. Wright 6.14.2019
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The pragmatism of personalized pacing
Brandon L. Wright 5.29.2019
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Local norms improve equity in gifted identification
Scott Peters, Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Matthew Makel, Michael Matthews, and Jonathan Plucker 5.14.2019
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Are educators neglecting the needs of high-flying students?
Eva Moskowitz 5.13.2019
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The misplaced focus on New York City's selective high schools
Brandon L. Wright 3.27.2019
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Acceleration breaks the poverty cycle
Susan Rhodes 1.9.2019
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At least encourage the crazy ones: How to reward our highly motivated students
1.2.2019
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