THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP), A MULTIFACETED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. SUPPORTED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY EIP INCLUDE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY, AIMED AT POTENTIALLY SUPERIOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FROM ELEVEN SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES, AND THE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CENTER PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE REMEDIAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SELECTED PROSPECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS. A RURAL EIP AND A TOOL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ARE ALSO BEING DEVELOPED. PROGRAMS NEARING COMPLETION INCLUDE A READING INSTITUTE PROGRAM AND A PAPERBACK BOOK PROGRAM. THE REPORT ALSO DESCRIBES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EIP IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. THIS REPORT IS THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, VOLUME 19, NUMBER 3, NOVEMBER 1966. (AF)