To examine current communication and involvement patterns between municipal and educational governments in urban areas, a questionnaire was mailed to mayors of the nation's 50 largest cities. Responses to the questionnaires indicated that (1) incoming and outgoing communications about local school issues normally flow through the school superintendent's office, (2) incoming communications concerning State and national school issues are normally received through the news media, and (3) outgoing communications concerning State and national school issues are generally sent to State and national public officials. Most of the respondents (88%) indicated that communication about local school issues was satisfactory, and approximately one-half of the respondents rated State and national school communications as satisfactory. Sixty-two percent of the mayors expressed a desire to increase their involvement in school issues. These and other results indicate that a majority of the responding mayors feel the need for closer educational-political cooperation. (JH)