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Do Differences in School Quality Matter More than We Thought? New Evidence on Educational Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
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Jennings, Jennifer L.; Deming, David; Jencks, Christopher; Lopuch, Maya; Schueler, Beth E. – Sociology of Education, 2015
Do schools reduce or perpetuate inequality by race and family income? Most studies conclude that schools play only a small role in explaining socioeconomic and racial disparities in educational outcomes, but they usually draw this conclusion based solely on test scores. We reconsider this finding using longitudinal data on test scores and…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Educational Quality, Evidence, Educational Opportunities
One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students
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Fry, Richard; Gonzales, Felisa – Pew Hispanic Center, 2008
The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollments over that period. Strong growth in Hispanic enrollment is expected to continue for decades, according to population projection by the U.S. Census Bureau. Using data from the 2006…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Poverty, Family (Sociological Unit), Community Surveys
Population Change and the Future of Texas.
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Marshall, F. Ray; Bouvier, Leon F. – 1986
The future is filled with demographic change for the State of Texas. As the population becomes more ethnically diverse, the Texas demographic, economic, and sociocultural profiles also will change. This volume presents a wide range of demographic information on the State of Texas. The 10 chapters look at: (1) the population of Texas: past,…
Descriptors: Demography, Futures (of Society), Human Geography, Population Growth
Foster Care Dynamics 1983-1992: A Report from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive and Update (1983-1993).
George, Robert M.; And Others – 1994
The Foster Care Data Archive is a five-state database that contains foster care career histories for all children who have been placed in a state-supervised substitute-care living arrangement. The Archive was started with five participating states--California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas--which together provide services to almost half…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Databases, Definitions
Foster Care Dynamics 1983-1994: An Update from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive.
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Wulczyn, Fred H.; Harden, Allen W.; Goerge, Robert M. – 1997
The Foster Care Data Archive is a database containing foster care career histories for all children placed in state-supervised substitute-care living arrangements in California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Texas. This update report examines trends in agency caseloads, characteristics of entrants, and duration in care. Part 1…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Children, Databases
Migrant Health Program [Texas]. Annual Report 1970.
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Texas State Dept. of Health Resources, Austin. – 1971
The major portion of this annual report is divided into 4 chapters: (1) Migrant Health: Background and Objectives; (2) The Migrancy Situation; (3) State Report and Regional Reports; and (4) A Look to the Future. Projects and activities of the central office and of the 3 regions discussed relate to such topics as health, education, employment,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Demography