On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, we present the sixth edition of our Research Deep Dive series. Jonathan Plucker, professor at Johns Hopkins University and past president of the National Association for Gifted Children, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss how gifted education has become a hot political topic, how to identify students who need gifted services, what those services should look like, the debate over tracking versus ability grouping, and the research on exam schools. Also check out our other deep dives on teacher effectiveness, school discipline, school closures, urban charters, and school voucher programs. Recommended studies referred to in this episode are available on the site. Feedback welcome:  Have any feedback on our podcast? Send them to our podcast producers Pedro Enamorado at [email protected] or Lilly Sibel at [email protected]