This document summarizes the proceedings of a conference of urban leaders on public-private collaborative efforts to address the problems of inner-city high schools. Findings presented and opinions expressed at sessions on the following topics are outlined: (1) education funds; (2) city-wide umbrella organizations; (3) goal setting--tying jobs and high schools together; (4) school management; (5) partnership and adopt-a-school programs; (6) political support for education; and (7) planning for the future. Following these proceedings are profiles of collaborative efforts attempted in each of the cities (Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Denver, Memphis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, and San Francisco) represented at the conference. A list of conference participants is presented, and three statistical tables are appended, along with a letter from a former U.S. Commissioner of Education pointing out that in the long run, private philanthropy cannot substitute for public support of what is, after all, a public education system. (KH)