An eight-part descriptive analysis is presented of the 18 projects funded through OERI's Educational Partnerships Program (EPP) in September of 1990. The EPP supports alliances between public schools and/or higher education and the private sector to encourage excellence in education. The 18 projects include: Anchorage Vocational Academic Institute of Learning (AVAIL) (Alaska); Project Partners (California); Project CHAMPS (Community Help for Academic Mastery in Partnership Schools) (California); Partnerships for Educational Excellence in the Oakland Public Schools (California); The Visiting Scientists Program (Colorado); Taylor Compact Partnership (Florida); Corporate Coaches for Career Development (Georgia); Masterminding: Partners in Learning and Using Mathematics and Science (Massachusetts); Teaming for Excellence (Michigan); A Partnership for Science and Math Learning in Urban Middle Schools (New Jersey); Brooklyn School/Business Alliance Project (New York); The Interactive Learning Environment Project (New York); Cooperative Alliance for Gifted Education (Ohio); Education for Tomorrow Alliance (Texas); School Restructuring through Partnerships (Vermont); Education for the 21st Century (Virginia); Commitment to Quality (Virginia); and The Team Tutoring Project (Washington). The eight sections of the paper provide: (1) summary descriptions of each project (outlining descriptive title, funding data, project partnership, target student population and project focus, objectives, project description and activities, new products/materials to be developed, evaluation plan, and contact persons and Department of Education project officer); (2) matrices--a visual scan of the projects; (3) the projects' evaluation plans; (4) major categories of common project elements (use/development of technology, staff development, science and math education, tutorial and mentorship activities, college/university linkages with precollegiate education, career/vocational education, alternative schools/programs, gifted/talented education, and comprehensive student service); (5) descriptions of partnership structures; (6) suggestions for common questions across the projects in terms of development and operation of the partnerships, project activities, and project results; (7) a summary of project activities on elements suggested for special observation; and (8) some thoughts on national dissemination (translating information and penetrating the markets). (RLC)