The Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA), administered through West Virginia University, provides professional development to science teachers who partner with higher education faculty in a science and math enrichment program for financially disadvantaged African American students. This program focuses on human nutrition and has…

This report presents data from an annual study that collected information on teacher salary policies, salary schedules, actual salaries paid, and fringe benefits. Data came from the 1998-99 Illinois Teacher Salary Study, which involved superintendents of Illinois school districts and directors of special education and area vocational centers, and…

This report provides summary and statistical information on the Florida Community College System. All statistical information reported originates from Florida's 28 public community colleges which reported to the Division of Community Colleges. The report contains 12 sections: (1) foreword; (2) table of contents; (3) State Board of Community…

Previous studies found that the small size of schools or school districts mitigated the negative influence of poverty on academic achievement in California, Alaska, and West Virginia. The Matthew Project extends this research in four additional states selected to provide varied settings. Montana has a remarkable number of small schools and small…

Previous studies found that the small size of schools or school districts mitigated the negative influence of poverty on academic achievement in California, Alaska, and West Virginia. The Matthew Project extends this research in four additional states selected to provide varied settings. Ohio is a very diverse, urbanized state with a large…

The Texas Education Code requires the Texas Education Agency to submit a comprehensive biennial report on the number of students retained in grade level in the Texas public school system. This report presents a summary of the literature on the effects of grade level retention on the academic, social, and psychological development of students,…

The Texas Education Code requires the Texas Education Agency to submit a comprehensive biennial report containing a summary of information related to grade level retention of students in the Texas public school system. This report looks at retention in Texas based on data collected over a 3-year period, beginning with the 1993-94 school year. The…

In 1998 for the first time, the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) administered a writing assessment at the state level. This report describes the writing achievement of Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools eighth-grade students and compares their overall performance to students nationwide…

In 1998 for the first time, the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) administered a writing assessment at the state level. This report describes the writing achievement of Department of Defense Dependents Schools eighth-grade students and compares their overall performance to students nationwide (using data from the NAEP national…

In Colorado, 8,663 high school seniors from 132 high schools in 91 districts (more than half the districts in the state) participated in a study that posed the following questions: What motivates today's students in school? and How prepared are these students for their future? The study found the following: (1) high school seniors are motivated by…

This paper provides information on library services in Wisconsin, with a special emphasis on public library systems. The first section describes how library services are organized and administered, including municipal and county libraries, library systems, and the state Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries and Community…

This report offers organizational, financial, and enrollment data for the state system as a whole, as well as individual colleges, for fiscal year 1997-1998. It opens with a short discussion on the State Board's philosophy, mission, and value statements. Progress reports are then presented for the Board and the 19 Arizona community colleges,…

Seven areas were examined: (1) enrollment measurements are broken-down by FTEs, demographics, student purpose, funding sources, full and part-time status, and planned length of attendance, worthy to note is the 2% increase over fall 1997 enrollment; (2) under Student Demographics area, gender, disability, race and ethnicity, age, entering…

Johnson County Community College conducted a study in 1997 to obtain information about available support services for deaf and hard of hearing students at postsecondary institutions, and to gather information on the role of deaf professionals at postsecondary institutions. Surveys were mailed to 650 participants obtained from the Association on…

This study, based on data from a 1997 survey of 54 Nigerian primary schools and their client communities, was commissioned in order to assist the National Primary Education Commission (NPEC) in improving primary education services. Stakeholders consulted included parents, pupils, teachers and head teachers, community leaders, educational…