The Language Assessment Battery was administered as a pre- and post-test to 731 students (mostly Spanish-speaking) in bilingual programs in New Jersey. In all grades tested, results consistently showed that third-year bilingual students outscored first and second year students in English language skills. This supports the contention that bilingual…

A Texas study surveyed a sample of senior-level students who were in vocational programs in the 1972-73 school year to (1) identify any gains or advantages from vocational education (other than job-placement) in an occupation related to that training and the salaries earned; (2) identify any unmet educational needs among former vocational students…

Although intended particularly for use by those in public higher education, this report provides general current information on state and local tax performance. A review of recent tax legislation lists 1978 measures designed to restrain state spending, summarizes 1978 tax legislation in general, and outlines the major legislative action regarding…

Findings from a two year study of a corporate fitness program are presented in tabular and chart form. Areas of the fitness program examined included facility usage, program participation (male and female), infirmary visits, and alcohol/drug abuse counseling. Over 90 percent of the employees have had multiphasic screening and exercise tests, 50…

Current information on bicycle-safety education is provided for persons engaged in the development, evaluation, or use of bicycle-safety education programs and materials. Following an introduction to bicycle safety, section II provides a brief description of what is known about the size and composition of the U.S. population of bicycles and…

This publication is an annual statistical report describing conditions in education as well as those in the larger society that affect education. In this year's report, statistical data are presented on a wide variety of issues concerning educational institutions, participants, and personnel. Each entry on a topic consists of a table and a chart…

This publication is a comprehensive statistical report concerning higher education in Texas and provides supplementary material to the descriptive and summary information presented in the 1973 annual report of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. The statistics relate to student enrollments, program development, and…

This document presents information concerning New England colleges and universities that have been authorized by its state government to grant academic degrees at either the associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, or professional level. Information covers number of student body by sex, accreditation, level of offering and type of program, summer…

TABLES ARE PRESENTED TO COMPARE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS DURING 1960, 1961, AND 1963. ENROLLMENTS ARE BROKEN DOWN TO UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES, AND RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED BY STATE. DATA ARE ALSO PRESENTED BY JUNIOR COLLEGES AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES. THE DATA INDICATE THAT A GROWING PROPORTION OF STUDENTS IN THE 1961 AND 1963 SURVEYS WERE…

A survey of first-year students in 91 graduate schools of business and management gathered information on student characteristics, reasons for pursuit of a graduate business degree, reasons for school choice, the number of different schools applied to, and reasons for declining admission to second-choice schools. (MSE)

The time taken for students to complete their degrees is a persistent concern. A bachelor's degree is often thought of as being a four-year program, but many students take well over four years to graduate. Slow progress toward graduation is costly to students, who often have to take out loans for tuition and living costs. In addition, prolonged…

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) provides millions of Americans with the means to purchase food for a nutritious diet. This report presents characteristics of food stamp households nationwide in fiscal year 2001. Information on household characteristics comes from FSP household data collected by the federal Food and Nutrition Service for quality…

This document is the annual report of factual information about New Mexico's public colleges and universities and their student customers. It contains demographic information about the students, their completion of degree programs, the tuition and fees paid, and financial aid received by students, and the revenues and institutional expenditures…

This report presents information about higher education in Arkansas. Arkansas is 49th in the United States in the number of citizens over the age of 25 with a baccalaureate or higher degree. Arkansas faces shortages of qualified teachers and nurses in regions of the state at a time when the number of graduates in these professions is declining…

This report describes student borrowing by comparing different groups of undergraduate borrowers. Two sets of borrower groups are examined: (1) high, medium, low, and nonborrowers as defined by borrowing from all sources in 1999-2000 (excluding federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students and loans from family or friends); and (2) Stafford loan…