PRESENTED IS AN INFORMAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF THE STATE'S DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. VARIOUS PROJECTS ARE EXPLORING (1) ATTITUDES AND SELF-IMAGE AMONG NEGROES, (2) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL CLASS, ATTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT, AND (3) THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. OTHER STUDIES ARE CONCERNED WITH (1) SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND QUALITY EDUCATION, (2) THE CULTURAL GAP BETWEEN MIDDLE-CLASS TEACHERS AND LOWER-CLASS STUDENTS, AND (3) LANGUAGE SKILLS AND DIALECT DIFFERENCES. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS, 101 UNIVERSITY HALL, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720. (NH)