This compilation includes descriptions and data for some 298,000 children and youth in 230 school systems. National Leadership Institute/Teacher Education (NLITE) staff estimates that this represents less than one-fifth of the number of effective programs in operation and compilation is therefore an on-going operation with expanded reports issued annually. One of the most heartening developments in school practices in recent years has been the increase in programs which enable disadvantaged children to receive a top-notch education in spite of poverty. Both the children and the nation benefit from the efforts of school teachers and administrators in this respect and a debt of gratitude is owed to a growing number. The National Leadership Institute/Teacher Education is a support and dissemination center sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education for which the University of Connecticut serves as host. This compilation of program descriptions was made by NLITE staff which gathered data from several sources including the annual Education Fair (Edu Fair) sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education, reports of the Council for Basic Education and the National Education Association, and invitations to school districts to submit reports and data from their programs. Data are presented in tabular form. The following information is provided for every program included in the compilation: name, place, number of students, curriculum, test gains in IQ points, and test gains in achievement score. (Author/JM)