The components of the Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented (RAPYHT) program, a federally funded outreach model for gifted/talented handicapped preschoolers are discussed: general programing, talent screening, talent identification, talent assessment, talent programing, parent involvement, and evaluation. (CL)

The author describes the activities and achievements of two federally funded projects for gifted and talented education in California. (CL)

This paper advises Israel in its efforts to establish a single national high school for highly talented art students. The school's role should be to strengthen the nation's social fabric and political agenda, foster a questioning attitude about the roles of all art forms, and develop a new breed of leaders. (JDD)

The Graduate Leadership Education Project on the Gifted/Talented was a federally funded collaborative effort by seven universities designed to produce the next generation of leaders in gifted education. This article provides results of a study examining the program's influences from the participants' perspectives and offers recommendations for…