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This survey concentrated on evaluating the present structure of public school adult education (PSAE) in Massachusetts, adult access to education throughout the state, characteristics of local programs, and possible future directions. Analyses were made of the history, objectives, and policies of 100 local programs, followed by student body, curriculum, administrative and other personnel, recruitment, publicity, other adult education sponsors, financial support and budgeting, problems, and evaluation and planning. Major findings included enrollment of barely 1 % of all undereducated adults, limited and nonsequential curriculums, leadership needs, and educational involvement of under 1/7 of the total adult population. Adult education needs were not being met at any level, and access tended to be limited to those with more money, time, transportation, and education. It was suggested that, for $1,200,000 a year, a comprehensive system could be developed to coordinate existing stat