This report, from the National Association of College and University Business Officers' (NACUBO), is the nineteenth in a series of comparative data studies of public two-year colleges. A result of an intensive six-month study involving 252 community colleges, it contains financial and other statistics for fiscal year 1997-98. Report highlights…

Pre- and post-course surveys of faculty and students participating in 8-week format courses at Austin Community College (ACC) in fall 1998 yielded the following recommendations: (1) offer more 8-week classes at more locations and class times; (2) build in class meetings to compensate for any time lost to holidays; (3) piggy-back, in the first and…

The Trident Technical College 2002 Fact Book summarizes institutional data pertaining to institutional goals, accreditation, enrollment trends, student profiles, graduates, financial aid, faculty/staff development, performance funding, continuing education, and the institutional effectiveness planning matrices. The institution had a total…

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…

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) works to assist the Department of Education in ensuring the integrity of its operations and improving its programs. During the 6 months this report covers, OIG issued 60 audit and inspection reports and memoranda, and closed 104 investigations. More specifically, OIG investigated purchase-card abuse and…

This Wiskid special report, the third in a series focusing on areas of child well-being in Wisconsin, focuses on issues related to childrens mental health. The first part of the report features the following articles: (1) Infant Mental Health: From Parenting to Policymaking (Raquel L. Reyes), introducing the concept of infant mental health and…

This report constitutes a step toward designing an integrated strategy for rural poverty reduction in Brazil. The report contains an updated and detailed profile of the rural poor in the northeast and southeast regions of Brazil; identifies key components of rural poverty in those regions; and proposes a five-pronged strategic framework in which…

This report describes the University of California's (UC's) experience developing and implementing race-neutral undergraduate admissions and outreach policies and programs from 1995-2002. UC's experience indicates that in highly selective institutions, implementing race neutral policies leads to substantial declines in the proportion of entering…

The Truckee Meadows Community College 2002 FactBook summarizes institutional data pertaining to enrollment trends, student profiles, institutional outcome measures, campus resources, and the external environment. The institution had a total enrollment of 10,445 students (17 percent of whom were full-time and 36 percent part-time and attending…

This status report is the third in a series of annual self-assessments Jefferson College (Missouri) has done in response to the 13 core indicators proposed by the American Association of Community Colleges as those identifying institutional effectiveness. This report explores 7 college missions, which are further subdivided into 13 core…

This report contains enrollment data about the North Carolina Division of Social Services Work First clients who were enrolled in North Carolina community colleges curriculum and extension programs during the academic years 1995-96, 1996-97, and 1997-98. North Carolina's welfare reform initiative, Work First, is the State's Temporary Assistance to…

The first section in this 31st annual report summarizes activities provided in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during fiscal year 1996. Title I authorizes federally funded programs that prioritize educational needs of several groups of educationally disadvantaged children and deliver appropriate supplemental…

This document is the Tennessee Board of Regents' (TBR's) second annual report card, which details the accomplishments of the state's public higher education institutions in four areas: student learning, academic programs, faculty productivity, and financial accountability. An overall status report is provided for the entire state system, followed…

This report provides the licensure examination results for two-year technical associate degree and one-year certificate programs that lead to professions requiring licensure. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board uses this information as part of its overall assessment of the effectiveness of technical education programs at community and…

This publication serves as a source document that provides a basic understanding of Illinois school finance. It supplies information on the sources and amounts of funds available for prekindergarten through postsecondary education in Illinois common schools. The publication contains a summary of fiscal year 1999 appropriations to the Illinois…