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I am a child of print but graphics do draw me in. I kind of assumed that DS/DD's generation, having been inundated with electronics would prefer the belts and whistles rather than straight text or straight lecture. It just goes to show you that it all depends on the child and perhaps the parent?

Their email update from March 25 -- bolding as in the original.
The cited study "Using Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) to Support and Advance Student Achievement" is at http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/ra977/EPGY_Report.pdf .

Dear XXX,
As promised, we wanted to provide an update on the evolution of EPGY and our progress on the next generation of the program.
One of the most critical elements of a child’s education is the vision and dedication of the parents. Your support, feedback and continued involvement in the program have been instrumental to our success.
Since December, the EPGY and Stanford teams have heard from many of you about how we can make EPGY even better. In our last communication, we outlined three specific focus areas:
Evolving the educational technology
Incorporating additional instructional strategies
Opening the lines of communication with you and your kids
To begin addressing those issues, we convened some of the foremost thinkers and experts at the intersection of education and technology. Our collective efforts are leading to changes that are already taking place. You and your student may have noticed the updated EPGY website, for example, which is just the first step in upgrades to the site design, content and functionality.
You may have already seen upgrades to the EPGY program technology as well. The first set of upgrades will be rolling out over the next few months – we’re particularly excited to move the K-7 Mathematics, Language Arts & Writing, and Beginning Algebra courses to a modern HTML5 platform, which will enable tablet and mobile accessibility.
Over the next few months, we will continue to work with our new partners to develop and implement specific plans for the next generation of the EPGY program – aimed at maintaining its efficacy while modernizing its technology. You may see invitations to participate in the process by providing feedback on your experience with EPGY via surveys and focus groups. Your input remains critical to our program’s success.
Finally, we are excited to share the results of a recent independent evaluation of EPGY’s effectiveness by New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. In reviewing and analyzing more than 10 years of student performance data, this study concludes that “access to a tool like EPGY will significantly enhance the ability of parents and educators to meet the learning needs of a broad range of students.”
We look forward to hearing from you and sharing more in the coming months. Until then, please don’t hesitate to reply to this email with any questions, concerns or additional feedback.
Sincerely,
The EPGY Team, Stanford University

Wow. What has it been? Like 15-20 years?

I have to wonder if Alcumus (9000 maths problems) and AoPS aren't giving EPGY a run for their money. I think for the same $500 to EPGY you could buy the whole AoPS books grade 6 - 12 with solutions guides. And Alcumus is currently free. And they have Beast Academy for younger kids. Just saying.

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/curriculum.php
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/liz/Alcumus/index.php

That's great to hear that it sounds like they are adding iPad accessibility. It has been very irksome not to have that.

I see where the EPGY School Program is making some changes starting in the Fall of 2014. Do you think these changes will happen with the open enrollment also?

http://epgy.stanford.edu/for-schools/case-studies

"Stanford University has selected Redbird Advanced Learning to help develop and offer the next generation of EPGY's School Programs. Grounded in foundational and ongoing research by Stanford University, Redbird Advanced Learning is uniquely positioned at the intersection of learning science and advanced technology. Click here to learn more about how Redbird Advanced Learning is working with Stanford to build upon the distinguished legacy of EPGY."