This fifth annual edition of the Kids Count report investigates county and statewide trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children between 1980 and 1994, focusing on child poverty and low school achievement, and profiles three exemplary schools serving large numbers of low-income students. The statistical report is based on 18 indicators of…

This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Nebraska's children. The statistical portrait is based on seven general areas of children's well-being: (1) early care and education; (2) physical and behavioral health; (3) child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence; (4) out of home care; (5) education; (6) economic…

This statistical supplement provides state-level trend data for 10 indicators of children's well-being: (1) low birthweight infants; (2) infant mortality; (3) death rate of children ages 1 to 14 years; (4) kindergarten retention; (5) violent death rate of teenagers aged 15 to 19 years; (6) juvenile arrests; (7) youth completing high school; (8)…

This factbook presents statistical data and examines trends for 10 indicators of children's well-being in Georgia. The indicators are: (1) low birthweight infants; (2) infant mortality; (3) death rate of children ages 1 to 14 years; (4) kindergarten retention; (5) violent death rate of teenagers aged 15 to 19 years; (6) juvenile arrests; (7) youth…

This report presents revenue and expenditure data for U.S. higher education institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year l996 (FY 1996). Higher education institutions are defined as postsecondary institutions, granting associate or higher degrees, eligible for Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data is based on…

This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Texas' African American children. The statistical portrait is based on ten general areas of children's well being: (1) low birth weight babies; (2) prenatal care; (3) infant mortality; (4) child deaths; (5) births to single teens; (6) juvenile violent crime arrest rate; (7)…

The "Teaching Faculty in Academe, 1972-1973" machine-readable data file (MRDF) resulted from a mail survey of faculty members in 301 institutions of higher education in the United States and represents a replication or follow-up of a previous survey conducted in 1968-1969. The purpose of the survey was to reassess college and university faculty in…

THIS CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE VISUALLY LIMITED WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT IN VOCATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ARE CONSIDERED. PAPERS ON SERVING THE VISUAL NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY LIMITED DESCRIBE OCULAR PATHOLOGIES, VISION CARE, DEGREE OF…

IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM, THE PAMPHLET PRESENTS STATISTICAL DATA ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION CONCERNS POPULATION, RESIDENCE, MOBILITY, POVERTY, WORKING MOTHERS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, BIRTHS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MORTALITY, ILLNESS, HANDICAPS, HOSPITALIZATION, ADOPTIONS, PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) LAWS, CHILD ABUSE…

WRITTEN FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE SOCIOLOGIST OR SOCIAL SCIENTIST, THIS BOOK REPORTS DATA OBTAINED FROM STATISTICAL RESEARCH ON MENTAL RETARDATES. ITS CHIEF PURPOSE IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED AND PROVISIONS MADE FOR THEM IN THE UNITED STATES. DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION COVERS DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION, ETIOLOGY,…

The Office of Education commissioned the study to identify and explore various policies concerning the education of adults: (1) to define the need, for the entire population and selected sub-groups; (2) to describe the current response, at all levels; (3) to identify and analyze the differences between need and response; and (4) to identify and…

The Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) was launched by Human Resources Canada (HRDC) in 1996 as part of an education and training strategy for adult learners. It was established with an annual budget of $6 million. As a contributions program, the OLT encourages and supports initiatives of various public and private sector partners to expand…

This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of North Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 20 key indicators of child well-being: (1) infant mortality; (2) low birth weight infants; (3) births to teens; (4) births to mothers with early prenatal care; (5) child deaths; (6) regulated child care enrollment;…

This Kids Count report card gives an overall account of statewide trends in the well-being of Oregon's children. The statistical report is based on 18 indicators of child well being: (1) childhood poverty; (2) health uninsured; (3) percentage of court-ordered child support paid; (4) affordable housing; (5) infant mortality rate; (6) low…

This sixth annual edition of the West Virginia Kids Count data book examines county and statewide trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children, focusing on brain development and educational initiatives for children from birth to 3 years of age. The statistical portrait is based on 11 well-being indicators: (1) percent low birthweight…