THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR FINDINGS, ISSUES, STRATEGIES, AND PROJECTS WHICH EMANATED FROM A SEMINAR ON THE EDUCATION OF DEPRIVED AND SEGREGATED CHILDREN AND YOUTH HELD AT DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER 3-15, 1963. FOUR HIGHLY INTERRELATED SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FAILURE WERE IDENTIFIED--(1) THE QUALITY OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE, (2) SOCIAL CLASS, RACIAL, AND ETHNIC PATTERNS, (3) THE TECHNOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC FACTOR, AND (4) THE CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOLS FOR CREATIVE CHANGE. THE SEMINAR WENT ON RECORD AS RECOGNIZING THE EXISTENCE OF EDUCATIONAL DISASTER AREAS OF SUCH MAGNITUDE AND INTENSITY AS TO CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE GRAVEST EMERGENCIES FACING THE NATION. (LP)