ON AUGUST 1, 1964, HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BEGAN A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL DATA BANK FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PURPOSES. THE PLAN INCLUDED CONVENING A SERIES OF CONFERENCES OF EDUCATORS TO DETERMINE WHAT SUCH A DATA BANK SHOULD CONTAIN AND WHAT FORM IT SHOULD TAKE. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN THREE PHASES--(1) PLANNING OF THE CONFERENCES, (2) CONDUCTING THE CONFERENCES (UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS ON DECEMBER 3-5, 1964, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION ON MAY 26, 1965, AND SUPERINTENDENTS ON JULY 8, 1965), AND (3) WRITING OF THE REPORT. CONCLUSIONS FROM EACH OF THE THREE CONFERENCES AND PAPERS PRESENTED ARE INCLUDED. (HB)