Provided in this report are data on school-age child care in Virginia and Minnesota for the 1981-82 school year. Minnesota and Virginia were selected for study because of the prevalence of programs for school-age children, the rural/suburban/urban contrasts that could be made, the female labor force participation rates, and the adequate numbers…

Surveys listing 20 issues relating to school choice and special education were sent to the 102 Directors of Special Education in Minnesota. Directors were asked to rate issues as important or not important. The 54 responding directors identified the following issues as most important: (1) excess program costs; (2) effects of enrollment options on…

This report presents an overview of social and economic census data on African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Chicanos/Latinos in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the findings are the following: (1) communities of color made up 9.2 percent of the total metropolitan area population in 1980; (2) poverty…