The three parts of the report on career education activities reflect the three purposes of the report. Part 1, Reviewing the Past, traces the historical development of career education within the Office of Education (OE) from 1968 through 1973. Part 2, Describing the Present, describes the set of criteria developed to separate OE activities into the two categories of comprehensive career education projects and career education support system projects, and provides, in question and answer format, information on the extent and nature of OE support in 1973. Part 3, Career Education: Programs and Futures, presents information on, and the present and projected FY 1974 contributions of, seven specific programs: Research and Training in Vocational Education; Exemplary Programs and Projects; Curriculum Development Program; Vocational Education Personnel Development; Developing Institutions Program; Cooperative Education Program; and the Aid to States Program. Program summaries concentrate on how the programs have supported career education. A locator list giving basic information about other programs less directly related to career education and a chart representing the new organizational structure of OE are included. (Author/NH)