This volume contains papers which were presented at a conference focusing on the themes of partnership and progress in urban education. The following papers are included: (1) an introduction to the volume, by Gary Gappert; (2) "Urban Education: Past, Present and Future," by Bernard G. Watson; (3) "Variables Affecting the Learning of Inner City Children," by Anthony Boardman, David Horowitz, and Ann Lloyd; (4) "Mama Talking to Papa Under the Tree," by Leah Fitchue; (5) "Allocating Opportunities and the Social Economy of Education," by John P. Blair; (6) "The Educational Priorities Panel: Its Significance as an Educational Change Strategy," (8) "Two Partnership Models Aimed at Easing Transition from School to the World (8) "Two Partnership Models Aimed at Easing Trainsition from School to the World of Work," by Andrea Wilson; (9) "Towards a Conceptual Model of the Implementation of Management and Planning Systems in Schools," by Donald M. Levine; (10) "An Initial Formulation: Research, Diagnosis and Development in Urban Education," by Gary Gappert; and (11) a bibliography of current published research in urban education, by Marion Chapman and Ellen Newcombe. (GC)