This report presents detailed tabulations of data on the residence and migration of first-time freshmen enrolled in degree-granting institutions in the Fall of 1996 based on data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System's Fall Enrollment survey. Tables are presented by state, control (public/private), and level of institution, for…

This report provides 17 tables which summarize total associate, baccalaureate, master's, specialist's, doctoral, and first-professional degrees, and other formal awarded conferred between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996 by Kentucky institutions of higher education. These institutions include state-supported universities and community colleges,…

This report uses data from the 1995-96 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to describe the financing of graduate and first-professional education. It begins with a series of profiles of students in selected graduate and first-professional programs, followed by a compendium of tables that provide detailed data on student characteristics, types…

A major objective of this collection is to involve researchers in a wide range of disciplines who share an interest in the long-term effects of early childhood education on poor children and their families. The book begins with a series of reviews that provide general overviews of research on the long-term effects of early childhood education. The…

This compendium presents eighth grade cross-state results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 state assessment in science along with national and regional results from the NAEP 1996 National Assessment in science without interpretations of the data. Tables of cross-state information for the variables discussed in the…

This Digest discusses provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that require functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) to be conducted prior to a change in placement or suspension for more than 10 days, based on inappropriate behaviors for students with disabilities. It presents…

This report assesses where America's Great City Schools (GCS) were on the National Urban Education goals in 1996-97 and how they compared to where they were in 1990-91. The National Urban Education Goals address the unique and pressing needs of urban schools and provide an enabling set of targets on the way toward achieving national goals. This…

The tables in this report present data on fall 2000 enrollment in North Dakota institutions of higher education, including: headcount enrollment; full-time enrollments; total student credit hours of part-time students; full-time equivalent enrollments of part-time students; total of full-time and full-time equivalent of part-time students;…

Intended to inform policymaking in the public and private sectors, this booklet compiles secondary data for 59 health status indicators. The book provides both graphical and textual summaries of data and addresses long-term trends where applicable. Data are presented for the target populations of Title V funding: infants, children, adolescents,…

This publication presents detailed information from the responses of over 63,000 Technical and Further Education (TAFE) graduates and 4,100 TAFE module completers (non-graduates of the TAFE program) to a survey about the types of students who undertook training during 1998. Section 1 compares key results for graduates and module completers. It…

A survey was conducted of a randomly-selected sample of TAFE (Training and Further Education) graduates in Australia who completed vocational education and training (VET) qualifications during 1999 and of TAFE students who successfully completed some training ("module completers") and left the TAFE system. Analysis of the responses of…

This report provides an overview of the tuition and fees at Virginia colleges and universities. Tuition and fees at Virginia's four-year public institutions have been among the highest regionally and nationally for many years. Between 1990 and 1999, tuition and mandatory fees increased by 65% on average. As a result, the governor and the General…

This book examines how educators, policymakers, and parents can use data to set achievement goals, measure school progress toward these goals, and close the achievement gap. This second edition has been updated to include current studies, policies, and practices. It includes discussions of the five stages for equity reform; tips for effectively…

Civics education in the nation's schools informs students about the structures, functions, and processes of government and about the meaningful ways in which citizens can make decisions about public issues and participate in governance. This report, part of the Nation's Report Card program and based on findings from the 1998 National Assessment of…

This presentation analyzes learners' online learning behavior based on statistics collected from an ESL (English as a Second Language) learning system and demonstrates the need and feasibility of focusing classroom instruction more on productive skills, such as speaking that cannot be handled satisfactorily by current technologies. The NHCE (New…