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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1988
The California State Department of Education collects racial and ethnic data on public school staff and students in California in October of each year through the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). This report presents a summary of the data for the State and for each county. The following characteristics are noted: (1) of the 4.5…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Public Schools, Racial Distribution
Hofmeyr, B. E.; Mostert, W. P. – 1989
This report presents demographic data for four racial populations in South Africa (Blacks, Whites, Coloureds, and Asians) and examines trends in the aging of each of these populations. The age structure of a population is determined most directly by fertility and mortality. The findings of this report support a general theory to the effect that…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Syron, Lisa – 1987
This study is a systematic investigation of female participation in mathematics and science classes in New York City schools. Six major findings reported include: (1) young women's low levels of participation in mathematics and science reflect the overall low levels of participation and reveal lack of attention to excellence in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Females, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Achievement
Page, Douglas B. – 1988
A review of the literature on residential segregation reveals that Blacks remain the most segregated group in American cities, despite the more recent arrival of Hispanic and Asian groups. By one measure--the index of dissimilarity with respect to Whites--Blacks are 1.6 times more segregated than Hispanics, and twice as segregated as Asians. Race…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Differences, Group Dynamics
DBS Corp., Arlington, VA. – 1986
This 1984 survey was conducted to obtain data on the characteristics of public school students in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The 3,510 school districts selected to participate were statistically sampled from approximately 16,000 U.S. school districts, and the schools within the selected districts were subsampled: (1) all special…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Education Programs, Corporal Punishment, Disabilities
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1984
This report shows responses to two National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) surveys distributed in September 1983. Section I focuses on financial aid income for 593 schools, including those deriving income from one source, and on aid to students at 644 schools during 1982-83. Section II shows minority student enrollment in 784 United…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
