This annual report begins with a brief overview of cooperative research objectives and background. The five major sections are 1) "Cooperative Research Authorization" including the basic authorizations and subsequent amendments; 2) "Management Policies and Procedures;" 3) "Definitions and Distinctions" covering major continuation programs and projects and special allocations; 4) "Highlights of General R&D Accomplishments" including basic research, early childhood education, Sesame Street, reading, quality of life, higher education, vocational education, teacher education, instructional systems, curriculum development, educational cooperatives for isolated schools, urban education, school administration, school finance research, and regional research; and 5) "Highlights of Activities Supported by Special Budget Line Authorizations" including research training, dissemination, national achievement study, major demonstrations, evaluations, statistical surveys, and research facilities. A concluding section considers some of the problems faced in fiscal year 1970. Four appendixes list the functions of the Advisory Council on Research and Development, R&D centers receiving cooperative research support during fiscal year 1970, educational laboratories receiving cooperative research support during fiscal year 1970, and ERIC clearinghouses in operation during 1970. (MBM)