The great concern in recent decades over the trends of declining student achievement scores and increased cost of schooling has prompted speculation about how these trends might relate to one another. Much like popular opinion, research findings from studies of this relationship have often been contradictory. This study presents results from a…

Analysis of Hispanic birth data for 22 states in 1980 showed the following: (1) The fertility rate for Hispanic women was 95.4 births per 1.000 women aged 15-44; this rate was 53 percent higher than the rate for non-Hispanic Whites and five percent higher than for non-Hispanic Blacks. (2) Age-specific birth rates indicated that the fertility of…

This paper details a method for those interested in investigating the equity aspects of intradistrict distributions of educational inputs (financial resources). The method can be viewed as a procedure for post "Hobson v. Hansen" lawyers and for other constituents that departs from some of the speculative quality of the evidence in use.…

Data from the seventh and eighth Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are presented showing typical or model charges to students in institutions of higher education for the academic years 1972-73 and 1973-74. Analytic tables provide detail for public and private institutions, with comparison of typical charges to in-state and…

This publication, a companion to two previous reports, discloses annual salaries of persons employed in nonprofessional positions in 1,066 responding public school systems for the school year 1979-80. The salaries listed include those for secretaries and stenographers, accounting or payroll clerks, and clerk-typists employed in central office…

The State University of New York's (SUNY) Budget System and the Course and Section Analysis (CASA) System, which were developed to ensure accountability at the campus level, are described. Problem areas and resulting inaccurate and potentially misleading information are examined for the 12 state university colleges. The Budget System and CASA…

Admissions and records professionals conducted a survey of salary levels in their profession. Comparisons between types of institutions both across the nation and within l0 regions can be made. After the design of the survey instrument, data collection of two types was undertaken. Institutional data concerned the size, type, and control of the…

A STUDY OF FIVE DIFFERENT ESSAY EVALUATION PROCEDURES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE INTRARELIABILITY OF EACH AND TO USE THESE RELIABILITY SCORES AS A BASIS FOR COMPARING THE FIVE PROCEDURES. TEN THEMES WERE ASSIGNED TO FIVE RATING GROUPS, EACH USING A DIFFERENT EVALUATION PROCEDURE--(1) THE CALIFORNIA ESSAY SCALE, (2) THE CLEVELAND COMPOSITION…

An evaluation is provided of a project designed to create a bilingual environment and a program of bilingual instruction for first and second grade Spanish speaking children. A comparison is included of the language development and reading ability of the students taught in Spanish and English with those taught in English only. A pre- and…

A cost-benefit and system-analysis approach was utilized in an effort to study the quality of education in the State of Kentucky. This first report of that 2-year study relates: background information problems of measuring quality; methodology employed; rankings of the 197 school districts; and the input, output, and process variables. Two…

Projections of the number of jobs in 1970 and 1975, by occupation and industry, for New York State and its 11 major industrial areas are being developed through techniques described in this publication. The five major steps are: (1) to establish the number in the labor force by age and sex, (2) to establish the number of nonfarm and salary jobs by…

This study investigated the effect of encouragement, inspection, and training on the effectiveness of supervisors' developmental activities with their subordinates. Treatment groups were established on each variable. A specially developed questionnaire was administered, before introduction of the study variables and again six months afterward, to…

Enrollment in 105 historically black colleges for Fall 1976 and Fall 1977 is examined within the framework of national enrollments and enrollment trends in these institutions for the past decade. Attention is given to the implications of ten-year trends in total headcounts and first-time freshmen enrollments for the future survival of these…

Estimates of population change and the components of change for North Carolina and its counties were made for the 1970-75 period. Attention was given to the growth patterns in the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of North Carolina and the southern region. Data showed that the state's population grew at a faster rate during this period than…

A preliminary report on the economic standing of American academics, based primarily on a national survey of faculty conducted in the spring of 1977, is presented. The economic position of professors is compared to other segments of the population, and income differences within the faculty are also examined. It is shown that since 1970-71, faculty…