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Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Federal Pell Grant End-of-Year Report presents primary aspects of Federal Pell Grant Program activity for the 2011-2012 award year. This presentation is a compilation of quantitative program data assembled to offer insights into the changes to the Title IV applicant universe and the Federal Pell Grant Program. The Federal Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Grants, Annual Reports, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Mills, Karen M.; Porter, Gloria J. – 1987
Socioeconomic data are presented for the Black population from the 1980 census for the United States as a whole, for regions, divisions, states, selected counties, and places. Data are shown for counties and places with 50,000 or more Blacks, places of 1,000 or more total population with a Black population of 50 percent or more, and all counties…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Demography, Federal Programs
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Orland, Martin E.; Apling, Richard – Journal of Education Finance, 1986
Explores the impact of budget changes on the intensity of program services received by students in federal compensatory education programs under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (1981). Results show that moderate budget cuts translated into service intensity declines, implying that Gramm-Rudman impacts could be worse.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
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Norwood, Janet L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Asserts that policymakers and the general public should be well informed about economic and social issues. Contends that a statistical system in a democracy has a heavy responsibility to ensure that the data represent fact, not opinion. Discusses changes made in the Consumer Price Index to prevent it from becoming politicized. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Cost Indexes, Data Interpretation, Databases
National Urban League, Inc., New York, NY. – 1990
This paper describes two studies that utilize different research methods, one statistical and one non-statistical, conducted by The National Urban League to assess the needs of black communities. The first study, Black Pulse, whose purpose was to assess the conditions and attitudes of black Americans, consisted of a detailed, statistical survey of…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Youth, Case Studies, Community Surveys
McGuire, Dennis P. – 1984
Efficient methods of using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data files are discussed. One error in the NAEP SPSS file is discussed, and another error (which may be system-dependent) is mentioned. In addition, purely mathematical methods are used to address the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Software, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Casserly, Michael, Comp. – 1983
This statistical report profiles 32 large cities' school districts. The data, covering the years 1970-82, are presented under five areas: (1) great city demographies and school enrollment, (2) school staff and organization, (3) great city school finance trends, (4) federal programs, and (5) education programs. The report includes 22 tables and 18…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Federal Programs