THIS REPORT STEMS FROM AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND PRACTICES IN THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ONE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S INTEGRATION POLICY AND CONTAINS BACKGROUND MATERIAL ON THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE SCHOOLS. THE REMAINING SECTIONS CONSIST OF SEPARATE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS ON (1) SITES, BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES, (2) CURRICULUM, AND (3) TEACHER TRAINING AND PERSONNEL PRACTICES. A CONCLUDING STATEMENT REITERATES THE NEED FOR INTEGRATION WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND RECOMMENDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF INTERGROUP RELATIONS AND INTEGRATION AND A CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTEGRATION. (LB)