NAGC is pleased to endorse a new report, released on September 20, entitled A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students.

The report, also known as the Templeton Report, was developed by the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa and is co-authored by Drs. Nicholas Colangelo, Susan Assouline, and Miraca Gross. It compiles the decades-long evidence that supports acceleration in its many forms as a successful strategy for high-ability youth. Unfortunately, in spite of the evidence, schools often reject acceleration as an intervention to support excellence.

We encourage gifted education advocates to use the report with the media, elected officials, school leaders, and the public in support of the needs of high-ability students. Click here for NAGC’s news release on the report.

The full report may be downloaded from http://nationdeceived.org. Bound copies of the report will be available in early October and may be ordered from the nationdeceived website. NAGC annual convention attendees will receive a copy of the bound report in Salt Lake City in November.

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