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Goettel, Robert J.; And Others – 1976
The authors of this report argue that state boards of education must play an active part in assisting local districts with planning for enrollment decline. The authors review statistical data showing that enrollment decline in big city schools is generally worse than in other areas. State boards must be prepared to help districts that stand to…
Descriptors: Community Support, Declining Enrollment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1995
The Workshop on Integrating Federal Statistics on Children provided a forum for assessing strengths and shortcomings of existing and proposed federal statistical data sources for children and families. In particular, these data sources were assessed with respect to their capacity to fill the most pressing information needs of those who formulate,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health, Children
PUDER, WILLIAM H.; HAND, SAM E. – 1966
SELECTED PAPERS AND GROUP REPORTS FROM A FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TRAINING INSTITUTE ARE PRESENTED ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY AND ILLITERACY, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION METHODS AND OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AND RELATED CONCERNS IN TEACHER TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFIC PROBLEM…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
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Alt, Martha Naomi; Peter, Katharin – National Center for Education Statistics, 2002
"The Condition of Education" summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report, which is required by law, is an indicator report intended for a general audience of readers who are interested in education. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Trends
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Wirt, John; Livingston, Andrea – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
This publication contains a sample of the 59 indicators in "The Condition of Education 2001." Since 1870, the federal government has gathered data about students, teachers, schools, and education funding. As mandated by Congress, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annually publishes a…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, School Statistics, Academic Achievement
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Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Gerald, Debra; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Watanabe, Satoshi; Tobin, Richard; Glander, Mark – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education." This year's report presents 59 indicators of important developments and trends…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, School Statistics, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators