On Thursday, May 26, 1988, representatives from Federal departments and agencies, education associations, and members of the American Society for Quality Control attended a seminar in Washington, D.C., that proposed, and explored the feasibility of, a National Educational Quality Initiative. This document comprises the proceedings from this conference, along with an administrative summary. After a seminar agenda and three welcoming addresses by seminar cochairmen and an official from the U.S. Department of Education, three major presentations are included. "Broad Overview of Quality" by W. A. J. Golomski defines the "quality sciences" and emphasizes the importance of voluntary standards of quality to education. "Quality Service and Staff in a Training Environment" by A. B. Godfrey discusses the principles of quality planning, quality control, and quality improvement in business, and shows how these principles can be applied to classroom instruction. "Software Quality Fundamentals" by V. R. Basili discusses the problems involved in assessing software quality and argues for a goal-oriented approach to managing and engineering software development. Included is a question-and-answer session for the presenters' panel, followed by a panel wrapup and identification of following effort. (TE)