A SERIES OF REPORTS WAS PRESENTED ON COLLEGE-CONTROLLED AND COLLEGE-RELATED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, FOCUSING ON THEIR ROLE AND THE BETTER UTILIZATION OF THIS ROLE IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, TEACHER EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. THE REPORTS TRACE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PRESENT IN DETAIL THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL OF SUCH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. CONTEMPORARY AND CURRENT FUNCTIONS OF THE SCHOOLS WERE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING (1) EDUCATION OF PUPIL POPULATIONS, (2) PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS, AND (3) INNOVATION, RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND DEMONSTRATION. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE SCHOOLS IN SUCH AREAS AS INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND MEDIA RESEARCH. ARCHITECTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN SCHOOL PLANNING EFFORTS. (JH)