INCLUDED IS A COMPILATION OF SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF EXAMPLES OF PROMISING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES CURRENTLY USED IN SOME OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. THEY HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSFUL VENTURES IN EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS PUPILS AT DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, AND IN MANY SUBJECT AREAS WHICH CAN BE READILY ADAPTED TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS WITHOUT ADDED EXPENSE ON PERSONNEL. DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO EIGHT BROAD AREAS--ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION, COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE, IN-SERVICE TRAINING, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SCHOOL-PARENT RELATIONSHIPS, AND PRACTICES IN OTHER URBAN AREAS ACROSS THE NATION. EACH TOPIC, IN TURN, IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS APPLICABLE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ADULT SCHOOLS, AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, BUT MANY PRACTICES APPLY TO MORE THAN ONE LEVEL. SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN CONCERNING USE OF THE HANDBOOK AND WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED.