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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1998
This annual statistical report covers four student exchange programs administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The report covers fall 1998 enrollments for undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, as well as details of the funds flows between "sending" states and "receiving"…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment, Financial Support, Graduate Study
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Australia's electricity, gas, and water supply industry employs only 0.8% of the nation's workers and employment in the industry has declined by nearly 39% in the last decade. This industry is substantially more dependent on the vocational education and training (VET) sector for skilled graduates than is the total Australian labor market. Despite…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Electrical Occupations, Employer Attitudes
Tinklin, Teresa – 2000
Data that were originally gathered during the 1978-1990, 1994, and 1996 Scottish School Leavers Surveys were subjected to a secondary analysis to identify the qualifications, characteristics, and choices of high-attaining female school leavers. The analysis revealed that female and male high-attaining school leavers had broadly similar average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Curtis, Apreill; Bogie, Don – 2001
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in well-being for Alabama's children. The statistical portrait is based on 17 indicators in the areas of health, education, safety, and security. The indicators are: (1) infant mortality rate; (2) low weight births; (3) child health index; (4) births to unmarried teens; (5) first grade retention;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Fields, Jason; Smith, Kristin; Bass, Loretta E.; Lugaila, Terry – 2001
This report presents findings on the well-being of American children from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), a longitudinal study conducted at 4 month intervals by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data were collected in fall 1994 and include a variety of indicators to portray children's experiences while growing up, such as differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Children, Day Care
Mann, Dale; Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Kottkamp, Robert – 1999
This report describes West Virginia's Basic Skills/Computer Education (BS/CE) program and connects its features to gains in student test scores that are practically and statistically significant. The program consists of three components: (1) software that focuses on the state's basic skills goals in reading, language arts, and mathematics; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Haven, Terry, Ed. – 1999
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Utah's children. The statistical portrait is based on four general areas of children's well-being: (1) health; (2) education; (3) safety; and (4) economic security. Key indicators in these areas include: (1) prenatal care; (2) infant mortality; (3) low birth weight babies; (4)…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1999
This book covers essential problems and basic concepts of English language testing. There are 20 chapters in four sections. Section 1, "Background," includes: (1) "Why Teachers Test"; (2) "Some Definitions"; (3) "Validity and Reliability"; and (4) "What You Should Learn about Standardized Tests." Section 2, "Preparing To Write Tests," includes:…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, English (Second Language)
Yang, Xiaoyun, Comp. – 2000
This report covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. It presents both past and current (1999-00 academic year) information. The data were compiled from forms mailed…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Admission, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 2000
This annual report highlights the actions of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education and the activities of the Missouri higher education committee. It examines several strategic initiatives undertaken by the state, including: (1) the institutional mission review and enhancement process; (2) MOSTARS (which provides resources and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annual Reports, Budgets, Certification
Phillips, Frank M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
Bulletins containing educational statistics for 1925-26 have been issued and cover the following topic areas: (1) State School Systems (1927, No. 39); (2) City School Systems (1927, No. 32); (3) Public High Schools (1927, No. 33); (4) Private High Schools (1927, No. 31); (5) Teachers Colleges and Normal Schools (1927, No. 30); (6) Universities,…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Urban Schools, Schools of Education, High Schools

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1994
Presents statistics on a variety of subjects related to blacks in higher education: (1) survey statistics from the 25 highest-ranked national colleges and universities; (2) effects of actions of the mass media; (3) influence of intact families on black higher education; (4) how affirmative action encourages blacks to attend college; and (5) black…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This November 26, 2004 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "A Question of Degrees" (Contreras, Alan); (2) "Democratize the…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Higher Education, Democracy, Textbooks
Blanton, Roy E.; Harmon, Hobart L. – Rural Educator, 2005
Schools in 47 high-poverty school districts located mostly along the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia may have a head start on new requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, thanks to a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Begun in April 2000, the five-year Coastal Rural Systemic…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Poverty, Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2008
There is a strong and growing argument for higher educational attainment in the United States. The jobs that are expected to support the economy in the coming years will depend on a skilled workforce that is able to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges. However, demographic patterns demonstrate that relying on the traditional K-16 pipeline to…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Distance Education, State Action, Educational Attainment