A review of the University of Alaska's operating and capital budget submission for fiscal year 1986 is presented, directed at the educational and programmatic impact of the budget request. Five recommendations endorsed by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education are analyzed. Additional contents include: summary information for the…

Summary statistics on fall 1983 application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Each applicant was allowed to indicate up to three choices of universities and programs. Each choice was considered to be a distinct application, even though the…

This report comprises the responses of the constituent institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) to the library questionnaires of the Education Division of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the New York State Education Department, for Fall 1980, Fall 1981, Fall 1982, and Fall 1983. Included in the…

Distribution of primary school enrollments within and among 15 countries of the Eastern African region was examined by drawing exclusively on routine annual statistics and by emphasizing simple computer-generated indicators. In its first phase, the study made inter-country comparisons that indicated which countries and which areas in the region…

This study followed up 79,812 vocational job training completers and 316 vocational job training leavers in Ohio for the school year 1981-82. Data were gathered in January 1983 for the 1982 graduating class. The results of the study showed that economic benefits resulted from completing a vocational job training program. Even with the severely…

Detailed statistical tables showing the funding levels of 92 federal agencies for research and development (R&D) are provided in this document. These tables are organized into the following sections: research, development, and R&D plant; R&D agency, character of work, and performer; total basic and applied applied research--agency,…

The Division of Community Services (CS) is providing educational services to a growing percentage of the total student headcount enrolled at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). Data from fall 1986 indicated that: (1) 51.1% of the students enrolled at CCP took their courses through the CS Division; (2) while credit-free enrollments grew,…

A survey to gather information concerning school district testing programs in Pennsylvania is reviewed. The information concerns the commercially produced norm referenced and criterion referenced achievement tests, as well as locally produced achievement tests used in the state's school districts. The Pennsylvania Division of Educational Testing…

A 1984-1985 update on operations of the Aid for Part-Time Study Program (APTS) in New York State is presented, along with recommendations of the Board of Regents. The APTS program provides up to $2,000 in annual awards to part-time undergraduates enrolled in degree programs. Awards are available for up to 8 years of part-time study for programs…

Summary statistics on fall 1986 application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Each applicant was allowed to indicate up to three choices of universities and programs. Each choice was considered to be a distinct application, even though the…

This preliminary report provides an early preview of data from the Public School Universe portion of the Center for Education Statistics' annual survey, the "Common Core of Data." The report includes data for the 1986-87 school year on public schools, teachers, and students, by state, grade, instructional level, and type of school. Forty states…

This report provides national and state summaries of local public education agency revenues by source and expenditures by function for fiscal year 1980. National trends since fiscal year 1971 are presented and discussed in the text. The appendix consists of 10 tables of financial statistics that provide detailed information about each state for…

Data on federal funding to two-year colleges are provided in this report for fiscal year (FY) 1982. After introductory material on the development and uses of the report, tables provide financial data for the federal categorical aid programs of the following units: (1) University Year for Action; (2) Department of Education--Educational Research…

Summary statistics on fall 1981 application and registration patterns of applicants wishing to pursue full-time study in first-year places in Ontario, Canada, universities are presented. Each applicant was allowed to indicate up to three choices of universities and programs. Each choice was considered to be a distinct application, even though the…

An overview of results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading, science, and mathematics for American students during the 1970's -- ages 9, 13, and 17 -- is presented. Results are for three learning areas commonly accepted as critical to the maintenance of our increasingly technological society. Data on performance have…