The Education for Economic Security Act requires state education agencies to submit comprehensive needs assessments in order to receive the funding provided by Title II of the Act for improvements in mathematics, science, computer learning, and foreign language instruction. Areas of need covered in this summary include: the qualifications of current teaching staff; the adequacy and availability of curricula and materials; and the degree of access to instruction in the four subject areas by historically underserved or underrepresented student populations. Also included is an overview of programs and initiatives designed to address those needs. In general, it appears that the legislation has prompted states to consider needs and develop initiatives in all four subject areas, with the greatest efforts focused on mathematics and science instruction. Many teachers of specific computer courses are self-taught, and the states see an increasing need for formal instruction. Foreign language instruction remains minimal at both the elementary and secondary levels in many states. In addressing the issue of access to instruction by historically underserved student groups, the states seem concerned primarily with increasing the enrollment of females and ethnic minority students in advanced mathematics and science courses. (MLF)