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Gulosino, Charisse; Miron, Gary – Journal of School Choice, 2017
This study uses logistic and multinomial logistic regression models to analyze neighborhood factors affecting EMO (Education Management Organization)-operated schools' locational attributes (using census tracts) in 41 states for the 2014-2015 school year. Our research combines market-based school reform, institutional theory, and resource…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Neighborhood Schools, Census Figures, School Location
Reamer, Andrew D. – Brookings Institution, 2010
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a Census Bureau program that provides annually updated information on demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of U.S. households at every level of geography, from the nation to the neighborhood. ACS data are used by public and business decision-makers to more clearly identify issues and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Federal Programs, Community Surveys, Federal Aid
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Taylor, Lori L. – Economics of Education Review, 2008
Teachers are more likely to be found in rural communities and low-wage metropolitan areas than are college-educated workers in other occupations. This analysis explores the extent to which the geographic distribution of teachers explains the relatively low average wage found in other studies. The analysis suggests that excluding geographic…
Descriptors: Wages, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Salaries, Geographic Distribution
Cook, Annabel Kirschner – 1986
Although knowledge of how the population of an area is structured and how it is constantly changing will not solve problems created by the changes, it will provide a basis for understanding the needs of an area and for better program planning. Population processes that produce growth or decline in areas include natural increase, migration, and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Change, Community Planning, Definitions
Riddle, Wayne Clifton – 1992
This review and comparison of census data on the distribution among states of school-age children in poor families for 1990 and 1980 explores implications in the changes for Chapter 1 funding and administration. Numbers of school-age children in poor families represent the primary factor in the allocation of most funds under the federal Elementary…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Williams, Blanch Spruiel – 1981
Cultural and language differences of the elderly Hispanic population and socioeconomic and health problems which afflict them disproportionately represent a unique and difficult challenge to public and private service providers. Information from various federal agencies provided material for a report examining demographic characteristics, living…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns