THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF CURRENT PROBLEMS IN URBAN EDUCATION. IN THIS CONTEXT IT DESCRIBES SUCH INTERVENTIONS AS A PILOT PROJECT IN THE DETROIT, MICHIGAN, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NEW YORK CITY'S HIGHER HORIZONS PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY (1) THE USE OF SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS AND SMALLER CLASS SIZE, (2) COMMUNITY AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT, AND (3) THE AVAILIBILITY OF SPECIAL FUNDS. THE ARTICLE ALSO EXAMINES OTHER PROJECTS LIKE NEW YORK CITY'S GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, CLASSES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS, THE NEW YORK CITY "SPECIAL SERVICE" SCHOOLS (WHICH INCLUDE ALL HIGHER HORIZON SCHOOLS), AND VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PREPARE TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE "PHI DELTA KAPPAN," VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2, NOVEMBER 1963. (LB)