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Download full textAnnie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 1996
This book provides a national and state-by-state (including the District of Columbia) compilation of benchmarks of the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children in the United States. Ten indicators of children's well-being are taken from government sources: (1) percent low birth-weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Children
Diamond, Franna, Ed. – 1994
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends from 1990 to 1994 in the well-being of Massachusetts' children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of well-being in five areas: (1) economic well-being of children and their families, including child poverty rate, family income, job loss, earnings of male high school dropouts and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
West Virginia Task Force on Children, Youth and Families, Charleston. – 1993
In order to document the economic, social, educational, and emotional status and physical well-being of children in West Virginia, this databook provides national and state profiles, a separate minority profile, and 55 county profiles. For the state and each county, 10-year (1980-90) trend data are presented for 12 indicators: child abuse/neglect…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children
Berger, Michael A. – 1983
Three possible explanations for superintendent succession focus on poor administrative performance, district response strategies, and the politics of the chief executive's relationship with the school board. To analyze succession in the context of declining enrollment, a case study survey was conducted of 56 school districts whose peak enrollment…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Case Studies
Applied Urbanetics, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
This user's manual is intended to aid in the use of the Fourth Count (population) School District Data Tapes (SDDTs) derived from the 1970 Census. The manual, which is designed to complement the 1970 Census Users' Guide prepared by the United States Census Bureau, covers sources of the data, structure and contents of the tapes, and use of the…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Databases, Demography, Educational Planning
Sebring, Penny; And Others – 1987
Survey instruments used in the collection of data for the High School and Beyond base year (1980) through the third follow-up surveys (1986) are provided as Volume II of a user's manual for the senior cohort data file. The complete user's manual is designed to provide the extensive documentation necessary for using the cohort data files. Copies of…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Followup Studies
Frechtling, Joy A., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This report presents an overview of performance differences of Montgomery County Public School students and informs staff of important data sources. The report relies heavily on data from the Department of Educational Accountability going back to 1978. The Executive Summary presents, in chart form, the areas covered, the questions addressed, a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Courses, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1983
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 1983 fall report offers statistics on member school tuition fees, teachers' salaries, and administrative salaries for 1983-84. Of 855 active and affiliate schools, 91.2 percent are represented. Section I presents tuition figures for girls', boys', and coeducational schools in seven areas of…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawton, Stephen B.; And Others – 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine what Ontario high schools might do in order to increase student retention. Four approaches were taken. The first focuses on the social ecology of high schools, looking at how they relate to their environment. The second focuses on organizational characteristics that others have reported are associated…
Descriptors: Attendance, Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
VSE Corp., Alexandria, VA. – 1986
The "Faculty Salary Survey" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is one component of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). It contains data about salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits for full-time instructional faculty from over 3,000 institutions of higher education located in the United States and its outlying areas.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Accrediting Agencies, College Faculty, Contract Salaries
Levinsohn, Jay; And Others – 1978
This Users Manual is the supporting documentation for the Public Use Data File from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). The data file contains certain merged data from the base year (1972), and first, second, and third follow-up NLS surveys for 22,652 cases. This volume contains only appendices K through Q, as…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Databases, Followup Studies
Bryant, Barbara Everitt – 1977
This study finds that the women's movement has had a significant impact in expanding the outlook and changing the attitudes of American women. According to this representative survey of 1,552 women, American women perceive their roles as either traditional, balancing, or expanding. The traditional outlook, generally shared by women over 50, views…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Care, Employed Women, Family Planning
Hertzog, James F., Comp.; Seiverling, Richard F., Comp. – 1979
This manual is designed to accompany reports prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the 505 school districts in that state, summarizing results of the Educational Quality Assessment. The normative sample is described as being stratified on two dimensions: district enrollment and wealth. Administrative procedures are summarized.…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
DAVIS, J. CLARK; AND OTHERS – 1967
A GROWING POPULATION, MIGRATION FROM RURAL TO URBAN AREAS, AND AN EXPANDING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS FORCING ARKANSAS TO REAPPRAISE ITS BASIC SKILLS OFFERINGS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. SINCE ARKANSAS IS NOT IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE MASSIVE INCREASES IN SPENDING FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE STATE MUST DECIDE IF IT IS DIRECTING ITS EXPENDITURES TO…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Bibliographies, Business Cycles, Economic Development
PDF pending restorationNational Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1966
This report on professional growth requirements for classroom teachers in the United States presents data showing the amount of professional growth required for salary increments in the 307 reporting school systems. The survey includes data on (1) semester-hour requirements and time limits specified, (2) activities required in each system, (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Credits, Evaluation, Faculty Promotion
