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Download full textBruno, Rosalind R. – Current Population Reports, 1995
Data gathered in 1993 by the Census Bureau as part of the Survey of Income and Program Participation were analyzed to determine the relationship between level and field of training and economic status as of 1993. More than 27% of adults had obtained a degree of some type beyond high school, and the proportion of the adult population without a high…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, High Schools
Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 2000
This issue analyzed the income/cost ratios of a college investment decision for individuals. The analysis for men and women was done separately, because men and women have very different incomes at similar levels of educational attainment. Calculations were performed for each year from 1967 through 1999. Benefit (income) data were derived from the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Dowdle, Michael A.; Silverman, Barbara – Insights on the College, 2001
This document contains the 2000-2001 issues of Mt. San Antonio College's (Mt. SAC's) "Insights on the College." The first issue, "Mt. SAC Progress Report on Partnership for Excellence Goals," is a report on the self-assessment of the Partnership for Excellence (PFE) program conducted by Mt. SAC. The PFE program addresses the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Basic Skills, College Role
PDF pending restorationNational Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1989
Data collected in the National Science Foundation's Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering (S/E) Students and Postdoctorates, fall 1987 are presented. The survey noted that foreign students account for about one seventh of all students enrolled in graduate S/E programs. Graduate S/E enrollment in all institutions is up 1% from the previous…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Finance, Engineering Education, Enrollment Trends
Workforce Trends, 1996
This paper explores some trends in U.S. education, student achievement, and worker earnings. Some of the findings are the following: (1) U.S. students are doing well in reading literacy but lag behind other leading nations in mathematics and science; (2) U.S. elementary school students have one of the lowest pupil-teacher ratios among the world's…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Educational Attainment
Liaison Bulletin, 1996
This newsletter theme issue presents highlights from the "Seventeenth Annual Report to Congress" on the implementation, impact, and effectiveness of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It presents 19 tables and 1 figure reproduced from the annual report. The issue covers: (1) funding for IDEA Part B and Chapter 1 of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Workforce Economics Trends, 2001
Technology provides a new and effective tool for accelerating economic growth, and developing countries are embracing technology and education as the means toward attaining economic parity with the United States and other developed nations. Evidence suggests that this strategy is paying off. Developing countries are building a technology…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations
