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The Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development was established at the University of Iowa by the State of Iowa Board of Regents in June 1988. In its brief history, the Belin-Blank Center has demonstrated remarkable growth and has established a national reputation for its research, training, and service. It offers a comprehensive set of services for students and their parents as well as for educators from pre-school through university. It is known as a leader in the field of gifted education.
Unique aspects of the Belin-Blank Center’s services include:
- A focus on programming for rural schools,
- An invention curriculum, and
- An assessment and counseling clinic.
Of particular interest, the Belin-Blank Center recently has added a focus on acceleration through the establishment of the Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA). The institute is an outcome of the report A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Student.