This document describes the activities of the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education for fiscal year 1968. The sources of support, administrative framework, and management responsibilities are outlined after which the major features of supported activities are discussed in detail. These include research functions, project and programmatic activities, target group beneficiaries, and educational research facilities. A chapter on highlights of accomplishments provides illustrative samples selected without regard to specific classifications. These examples are organized into three divisions: 1) research and development--those projects and programs which seek to discover or produce information, materials, and practices; 2) dissemination--those activities which make available research and development results for consideration in local settings; and 3) research training--those efforts concerned with developing the human resources for present and future research. A brief concluding chapter considers the present and future needs of educational research. Four appendixes provide additional information on the Research Advisory Council, the research and development centers, educational laboratories and participating states, and the ERIC clearinghouses. (MBM)