This study investigates three alternative methods in practice for operating and funding the Department of Defense (DOD) dependents' schools that are located in American military installations. Through the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1985, Congress indicated that federal maintenance and operation of dependents' schools was not an…

Information on enrollment, finances, and student financial aid at Catholic colleges during 1982-1984 is presented, based on the Higher Education General Information Surveys and the Student Aid Recipient Data Bank. Narrative summaries and statistical data include: total headcount enrollments from 1978 to 1984 at other private colleges and at five…

Data are presented on higher education in the South in 1986, including 67 tables and brief descriptions of the latest available statistics for the United States, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region, and the 15 individual SREB-member states. Information is grouped under six headings: population, education, and economy; institutions…

Information is presented on enrollments, faculty, degrees, student finances, and institutional finances at 43 private, predominantly black colleges and universities that are members of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Information provided for each UNCF campus includes: fall enrollments for 1981-1985, full-time and part-time enrollment by sex,…

Statistics on higher education and elementary/secondary education are presented, including data on enrollments, instructional staff, expenditures and revenues, federal funds for education, and degrees conferred. Data for school years 1970-71, 1975-76, 1980-81 and estimates for 1985-86, are provided on enrollments, instructional staff, and…

Responses to an extensive survey by 910 (62 percent) of the head administrators at the 1,464 Catholic high schools in the United States provide the information presented in this report. The survey, containing 1,063 pieces of information in 14 sections, was designed to create a view of the resources, programs, facilities, personnel, and policies of…

Policies of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education on the outreach program for adult students are outlined, along with procedures to be followed by participating institutions. The program encompasses both noncredit and credit instruction at all levels and may be offered on- or off-campus in traditional or nontraditional formats and time…

Plans for the University of Nevada System for 1985-1989 are examined, with attention to: campus academic priorities, campus budget and capital construction needs, financial issues, academic standards and quality education, high technology and economic issues, and institutional characteristics. Included are 10 financial and 11 academic planning…

This document presents the deliberations and recommendations of the Arizona Governor's Committee on Quality Education, which met from June to October 1983. The broad goals of their recommendations are: (1) to increase expectations of student performance; (2) to increase the breadth and depth of the educational program to which students are…

This document combines and consolidates the following statistical reports published separately prior to 1983-84: (1) "The Status of Education" (formerly the Superintendent's Annual Statistical Report); (2) "Selected Statistical Information--Individual Dade County Public Schools"; (3) "Ethnic Characteristics of Students and…

Sage Institute of Canada, Inc. measured the priorities for improving education that are held by professional staff, the boards, and the public in the Alberta counties of Newell, Vulcan, and Warner. Over 1,800 people participated in identifying issues, conditions, and suggestions for improvement. They then assisted in validating the information and…

Regional and state demographic profiles highlight social, economic, and educational characteristics of the Appalachian states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Data from 1979-82 are summarized and presented in charts, tables, and graphs. Regional and state social and economic profiles include population, urban/rural population,…

For the past 2 years, the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands has produced issue synopses for distribution to policymakers in New England, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The purpose of these publications is to acquaint policy makers and their staffs with the major educational issues their…

Following an explanation of the Eureka Project, which studies the financing of higher education opportunities in California, introductory information is provided on the effects of student financial aid in California on both students and colleges. Some points to be considered in understanding the relationship between student aid and institutional…

This is the first in a new series of early estimates for public elementary and secondary education in the United States reported by the Center for Education Statistics (CES). Early estimates are key statistics reported early in the school year and include the numbers of students in membership, of teachers, and of high school graduates and total…