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Identity, Purpose, and Happiness: Helping High-Achieving Adolescents Find All Three

April 22, 2018
This post by Kathryn Grubbs is a version of an article that will appear in the upcoming issue of Parenting for High Potential (June 2018).

Why American schools fail low-income high achievers, and what can be done

April 18, 2018
A version of this HIGH FLYER post by Timothy Daly first appeared in a slightly different form on The 74. 

NAEP's good news for high achievers: A decade of universal but uneven growth

April 10, 2018
THE HIGH FLYER post is by Brandon L. Wright, editorial director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

Massachusetts is failing its smartest students of color

April 4, 2018
THE HIGH FLYER post is by Brandon L. Wright, Editorial Director, and Adam Tyner, Associate Director of Research, at the Fordham Institute.

Pursuing Excellence Is Excellent… Perfectionism is a Pain!

March 30, 2018
Perfectionism is a topic that comes up often in our competitive, winner-take-all culture. It is a favorite topic among parents and teachers of gifted kids, although no evidence exists that gifted kids are more likely than others to be perfectionistic. 

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