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Temple, Charles – 1979
The phenomenon of "invented spelling" in young children, observed in many preschool age children who produce written messages using words that are generated through an original system of orthography, was researched with Spanish-speaking children. The following conclusions were made from previous research with English-speaking children concerning…
Descriptors: English, Graphemes, Native Language Instruction, Orthographic Symbols
Phoenix Union High School District, AZ. Dept. of Research and Planning. – 1976
In 1969-70 the Research and Planning Department established Phoenix Union High School System study area boundaries that are contiguous with census tracts, elementary school and district boundaries, high school and district boundaries, area transportation study boundaries, and natural and man-made obstacles. Students were identified by these study…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attendance, Black Students, Demography
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1998
This report outlines student performance results from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) for the 1997-1998 school year as well as results from the Spanish TAAS tests and the Biology I and Algebra I end-of-course examinations. Data represent test results for students not in special education. The chapters are: (1) "Executive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Algebra, Biology
Gonzalez, Rosa Maria – 1998
In compliance with Texas state law, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) provides two programs to serve students identified as limited English proficient (LEP): bilingual education and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL). ESL is both a component of bilingual English and a stand-alone program. In 1997-98, AISD enrolled 10,538 LEP students,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
New Jersey State Dept. of Labor and Industry, Trenton. – 1979
This report summarizes the results of a survey administered to economically disadvantaged youths in New Jersey. Attitudes on personal problems, social issues, and the needs of adolescents are presented. Graphic displays illustrate the responses, which are broken down by age, race, and sex. (WP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1979
Comparative nursery, elementary, and secondary school and college level enrollment statistics for male, female, white, black, and Hispanic students are presented in this paper. Enrollment trend highlights indicate that: (1) the decline in total school enrollment from 1977 to 1978 reflects declines in enrollment at all levels from kindergarten to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Declining Enrollment, Early Childhood Education, Enrollment
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1974
This report is intended to provide statistical data that may be useful to organizations undertaking affirmative action programs with respect to minority groups. Its data are limited to the doctoral level (PhD, EdD, ScD and equivalent) but do not include such professional degrees as MD, DDS, DVM, or JD. It includes data on Blacks, Orientals,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Asian Americans, Blacks, Doctoral Degrees
Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC. – 1974
The 1973 broadcasting industry employment report consists of State reports, organized alphabetically according to community or city, from broadcasting stations with more than 10 full-time employees. Information has been compiled from the annual employment profile report (Federal Communications Commission Form 395), required of broadcast licensees.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Broadcast Industry
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Baxter, G. P.; Ahmed, S.; Sikali, E.; Waits, T.; Sloan, M.; Salvucci, S. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
In 2003, a trial National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment was administered in Spanish to public school students at grades 4 and 8 in Puerto Rico. Based on preliminary analyses of the 2003 data, changes were made in administration and translation procedures for the 2005 NAEP administration in Puerto Rico. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Employment Standards Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Women's Bureau. – 1976
The report presents data on selected social, economic, and demographic characteristics of women of Spanish origin in the United States. Derived from the population reports of the U.S. Census Bureau and the March 1973 Manpower Report of the President, the statistical data pertain to age, residence, marital status, heads of families and households,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Census Figures, Demography
Roby, Wallace R. – 1980
An evaluation report of second year accomplishments at the Ann Street Bilingual School is presented. Objectives are established for students, instructional personnel, and parents at the school, the testing programs, standards set, and results for each are explained. Kindergarten students were expected to meet established standards in Spanish and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Teachers
RJ Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1974
Prepared as a backup resource document to the three-volume study of the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities, this report presents data on the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities in each of the 10 HEW regions. Data on over 20 major economic and social indices were accumulated for the major subgroups in each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Harmon, John; Tierney, Hannelore – Modern Language Association, 1962
This report offers figures on modern foreign language enrollments in four-year colleges and universities for fall 1961 and compares them with those of fall 1960. Most of this information is presented in tables, the majority of which detail enrollment figures and percent of change by state and institution. Individual institution enrollment for…
Descriptors: Colleges, French, German, Italian
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1998
This report presents results from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) tests administered in the spring of 1997 and results from end of course tests in Algebra and Biology. Only a slight decrease in the percentage passing the eighth-grade social studies test marred the otherwise across-the-board rise in percentages meeting minimum…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Algebra, Biology
Gonzalez, Rosa María – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes Austin ISD's bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) program for students during the 2006-2007 school year. The school district served 13,162 students in a bilingual program, 5,280 students in an ESL program, and 822 students whose parents refused bilingual or ESL programming. Most (77%) students served were in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), School Districts, Scores
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