The phrase "accelerated student" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a student who is progressing through their education at a faster pace than usual, often due to advanced abilities or special programs.
Example: "The school offers a special curriculum for accelerated students to help them reach their full potential."
Alternatives: "gifted student" or "advanced learner".
Launa Schweizer, a middle-school teacher in Brooklyn, wrote to me about her own experience as an accelerated student in an e-mail: "When my parents and teachers decided I should skip second grade, they didn't have other options to challenge me academically, and perhaps didn't foresee how hard it would be for me to be the youngest kid in middle school and college.
As an accelerated student, I got to choose my junior high school, so I picked one in a middle-class neighborhood across town.
The report points to hundreds of studies that have been conducted on academic acceleration, and most show no negative emotional outcomes for accelerated students.
She teaches accelerated students, but has noted a marked decline in the depth and analysis of their written work.
For accelerated students, the number of dual-credit classes taught in partnership with local colleges has increased.
Scores earned by the adults either matched or exceeded those of the full-term students; when the study was repeated at different colleges, accelerated students did even better.
Ms. Feldman's idea is already on the agenda of the school board in Rochester, N.Y., which is scheduled to vote July 20 on a proposal, called Pathways, to create five- and three-year high school tracks to reclaim some of the district's dropouts and accommodate accelerated students who want to get a jump on college.
Marquette also offers an Honors Program for accelerated students, an Educational Opportunity Program for first-generation students, and a Health Careers Opportunity Program for underrepresented students in the health professions.
One of the byproducts of our current educational system is that gifted or accelerated students, like Sara, are often as unhappy as lower performing or struggling students.
To use its own words, the SLC is an alliance of states, districts, nonprofits, foundations and companies that share the vision of "accelerating student achievement through personalized learning".
"Renaissance Learning is an outstanding company that has been helping educators accelerate student learning for decades," said Tarim Wasim, Managing Director at Hellman & Friedman in a statement today.
