The Texas Governor's Honors Program recognizes outstanding high potential and achievement in gifted high school juniors, and provides in-depth instruction in interdisciplinary content areas with an emphasis on leadership in a multicultural society. This article describes program goals, student selection, curriculum, and program impact. (JDD)

This article documents the growing worldwide concern for identifying and serving gifted students, primarily via curriculum and instructional differentiation through special classes, enrichment, and acceleration. Programs in Brazil, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, Israel, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland, Indonesia, Taiwan,…