This handbook contains the items, with their definitions, which comprise the common core of State educational information that should be available annually in each State department of education. Chapter one contains definitions of terms used in this handbook. These definitions explain general terms and not specific items for the collection of information. The terms are arranged alphabetically according to subject, with cross references. For example, the definition of "Intermediate administrative unit" appears under "Administrative unit, intermediate." However, for convenience, the term "Intermediate administrative unit" is inserted in alphabetical order with a cross reference to "Administrative unit, intermediate." This arrangement makes possible the grouping of terms in broad categories with the convenience of an alphabetical arrangement. For example, terms dealing with different types of administrative units are grouped together, and terms dealing with different types of personnel are grouped together. Chapters two through ten contain the items to be recorded and reported annually for the school year that has just been completed. Chapter eleven contains the items to be recorded and reported in the fall of each year for the school year in progress. All items have been numbered consecutively throughout the handbook, with the number always appearing at the left-hand margin of the page. An index is included. [Best copy available has been provided.]