This report summarizes the current status of bilingual education programs in the United States. It is the result of a study conducted to develop planning data as well as the data necessary for the design of future studies and evaluations of bilingual efforts. In the first section of Volume 1, the objectives and methodology of the study are described. Section 2 consists mainly of a discussion of study project data and a summary of conclusions. In Section 3, a list of recommendations is presented. This list is organized into five categories: (1) recommendations for future research or study action, (2) recommendations impacting on United States Office of Education national policy, (3) recommendations on the definition of bilingual education terminology, (4) recommendations concerning Title VII project operations, and (5) recommendations to enhance local Title VII project support. Volume 2 of this report is a more detailed version of Volume 1 and includes all supporting data. (Author/PMP)