In 1969 the Newark, New Jersey, Board of Education began the School Within A School Program for gifted and talented inner-city high school students. The program, offering an eleven-month school year plus five major subjects, uses the resources of business and industry to prepare students for a college education. An advisory board consisting of educators from high schools and colleges as well as business personnel, serves as a resource and advisory board. Corporate executives meet with teachers and students to discuss the problems facing inner-city residents; and the students visit the executives, gaining insight into the corporate world. Some additional goals of the program are raising funds for operational costs of the program and college scholarships, and supporting specialized college programs for high school students. (IM)