Data from the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) 1998 Reading Report Card show increased scores for low-performing students in the 4th and 8th grades in 1998 as compared to 1994, but no change at the 12th grade. Scores for low-performing students in the 8th grade were higher in 1998 than in either 1994 or 1992. Scores for…

Noting that child poverty has been a persistent problem for Arkansas children despite improvements in the economy, this Kids Count special report focuses on child poverty in Arkansas. The report examines how child poverty is measured and notes the limitation of existing poverty data; it also discusses the causes and consequences of poverty and…

During the 1990s, Virginia implemented statewide Standards of Learning, but several school districts did not have the capacity to meet these new content and performance standards. In 1996, a "high-need" rural Virginia school district was selected as a development site where elements of a technical assistance system to improve student…

This report presents the progress toward school completion of New York City students who entered ninth grade in fall 1996 and were scheduled to graduate on time by summer 2000 after 4 years of high school. It presents outcomes for the class overall and specific groups of students categorized by gender, native language, race/ethnicity, and…

This report is part of a series of reports that address the issue of achievement disparities of minority students in Maryland. After an introduction that includes a State of the State statement by the President of the Baltimore County Board of Education, the first section of this report presents an overview of statewide data by topic. The data…

This report, from the National Association of College and University Business Officers' (NACUBO), is the nineteenth in a series of comparative data studies of public two-year colleges. A result of an intensive six-month study involving 252 community colleges, it contains financial and other statistics for fiscal year 1997-98. Report highlights…

This paper is an introduction to a series of reports intended to assist postsecondary institutions in developing and maintaining high quality special services for students who are deaf and those who are hard of hearing. A brief review of the history of deaf students in the United States from 1813 to the present precedes data on present college…

This report, the third in a series from the spring 1998 national survey, "Teaching, Learning, and Computing," focuses on how teachers have incorporated computers into their instructional practices. The study is comprised of completed questionnaire responses from teachers, principals, and school technology coordinators from 1,616 schools. Part 1…

As states work to provide public funds for early care and education programs, they need data on the current system to better provide a system that supports parents' need to work, promotes healthy child development, and ensures the educational quality of all early education and care programs. This report provides Massachusetts' policy makers with a…

The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is a federal formula grant to states for educational services to migrant children, ages 3-21, who made an eligible move in the past 3 years. States use MEP funds to address effects of continual educational disruption by providing instructional or supporting services. This report summarizes participation…

These four Census Briefs highlight the information from the 2000 U.S. Census most relevant for community leaders, policy makers, advocates, and others concerned with the status of children and families in Rhode Island. The first brief graphs the large increase in the number of Rhode Island children. Two tables show child population in core cities…

This document provides postsecondary completion data for awards/degrees conferred between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 by each of Maine's public and private colleges and universities. The data are displayed as they relate to each of 10 award levels, that range from "01,""awards of less than 1 academic year below the bachelor's level," and "10,"…

Twenty-one schools from the United States and Singapore participated in this evaluation of a high-school biology multimedia CD-ROM called BioBLAST[R]. Results include a summary of teacher descriptions of their curriculum-based justifications for using this software as well as a compilation of program features that teachers describe as facilitating…

This paper describes the early phases of an examination of the role played by Internet-based teacher professional development for K-12 teachers in the implementation of an innovation. The cases developed describe the effect of this professional development intervention on the teacher implementation of the knowledge construction tools in the…

Noting that Rhode Island has seen a significant increase in child poverty over the last decade in the context of a national decline, this Kids Count issue brief presents an in-depth examination of the economic well-being of children in the state. The brief notes that the highest rates of Rhode Island childhood poverty are among families with young…