Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about Mississippi's community colleges for 1991-92. The first section provides a list of board members and…

Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about the state's community colleges for 1992-93. The first section provides a list of board members and staff,…

State-level data on an array of topics relevant to public education are presented in this report. State-by-state rank-ordered figures on government and school finance, demographics, and public school personnel provide a statistical assessment of public education and identification of national educational trends. Tables present data on population,…

Drawing from two surveys of 545 public community and junior colleges from across the country, this report presents comparative financial statistics for fiscal year (FY) 1984-85. Chapter 1 provides information on the use of the report in comparing institutional statistics with national and peer group medians; points out limitations of the data; and…

New York City's executive budget for fiscal year 1985 provides for significant service increases, after a decade of severe fiscal constraints. The Educational Priorities Panel (EPP) therefore proposes a $50.7 million increase in the education budget of the City Council and the Board of Estimate, to be directed toward the following priorities: (1)…

The relationship between the costs of central administration and academic teaching and research production was studied, based on a large sample of British universities and a separate analysis of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. To determine variables important to central administration costs, a cross-sectional and intertemporal regression…

Data tables relating to the 16 Mississippi public junior college districts were compiled from the 1976-77 annual report to the Junior College Commission, the FY 1979 budget requests to the Commission on Budget and Accounting, and other available sources. The report was prepared to enable junior college administrators to reflect on norms and trends…

Historically Black Colleges (HBC's) are identified as a key component of a responsive and diverse postsecondary education system. Continuing HBC leadership in promoting equal educational opportunity and in producing Black graduates is still seen as necessary in spite of the integration process. Recent achievements of these institutions include:…

This 18th annual national survey of public elementary and secondary school statistics presents data as of fall 1971 for each State, the District of Columbia, outlying areas, and for 20 of the largest cities. Summaries of trends are presented with the compendium of tables which constitutes the main body of the report. The survey provides current…

Data collected from State departments of education in the various States concerning public elementary and high schools for the year 1927-28 show increases in many of the principal items over those collected from the same source for 1925-26. A few show decreases. The information collected shows a tendency for elementary-school enrollments,…

In an era dominated by issues of school finance adequacy, it seems particularly important to provide evidence that, despite a number of claims to the contrary, educational resources are indeed positively related to improved student achievement. One of the hypotheses of this article is that expenditures per pupil must be disaggregated into more…

This brief summarizes the findings of the larger study, "Just Learning: The Imperative to Transform Juvenile Justice Systems into Effective Educational Systems. A Study of Juvenile Justice Schools in the South and the Nation." With awareness growing that schools are disciplining and suspending minority students at alarming rates, the…

With awareness growing that schools are disciplining and suspending minority students at alarming rates, the report provides powerful evidence that young people placed in the juvenile justice system-predominately minority males incarcerated for minor offenses-are receiving a substandard education. The report, "Just Learning: The Imperative to…

This report provides system-level summary highlights of pre-college course-taking behavior of high school graduates who attended a community or technical college in the year following graduation, and of those who delayed enrollment at the college for one or two years after high school graduation. The report contains information on these enrollment…

Every five years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a Census of Government Finance, as authorized by law under Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 182. The 2007 Census, similar to annual surveys and censuses of governments conducted for many years, covers the entire range of government finance activities--revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets (cash and…