The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) has been evaluating compensatory education programs in the Austin Independent School District for 10 years. This volume is an attempt to pull together many of those useful, intermittently timely findings into a handy reference volume. The contributions to this volume actually span the 10-year history of the ORE and are identified by name in the reference lists provided for each entry. Topics covered include major findings from 1982-83, impact on students, early childhood education, curriculum/techniques, parent involvement, and staff considerations. The final section of this volume discusses the role of evaluation in compensatory programs. (PN)