Lack of support, both in funds and in philosophic commitment, is responsible for the limited extent of educational research and development throughout the nation. More convincing results of educational research and more adequate dissemination of findings are needed to enable the educational community to use those findings as the basis for positive educational change. To assist in the improvement of educational research evaluation techniques and to stimulate constructive educational innovations and their applications in the nation's schools and colleges, a new planning, research, and evaluation activity has been initiated by the U.S. Office of Education. This new activity will consolidate the Bureau of Research, the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation, and the National Center for Educational Statistics and will be directed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational Planning, Research, and Evaluation. (JK)