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Download full textPublic Policy Forum, 2008
This is the 11th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District (RUSD). Analysis continues to focus on the long-term historical trends in RUSD, comparing RUSD to nine peer school districts and the State of Wisconsin. RUSD peer districts are Wisconsin's largest (Milwaukee Public Schools are not included) and their…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Trends, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement
Lenth, Charles S.; Russell, Alene Bycer – 1991
This report provides background and linkages necessary to bring state-level experiences of reporting graduation rate statistics to bear in implementing the Student Right-to-Know Act particularly regarding the reporting of student persistence and graduation rates at institutions of higher education. Section I provides: (1) an overview of the extent…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Data Collection
Henken, Rob; Dickman, Anneliese; Schmidt, Jeff; Kramer, Renee – Public Policy Forum, 2009
This is the 12th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District (RUSD). This year, the analysis again focuses on the long-term historical trends in RUSD. The analysis compares RUSD data to data of nine peer school districts as well as statewide data. The peer districts are defined as those Wisconsin districts with…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement, School Districts
Birnbaum, Robert – 1975
This study examined the relationship between educational achievement and ethnicity as related to enrollment patterns of Wisconsin high school and college students. The purpose of the study was to identify the points at which minority students leave the educational system. The data utilized for the study were the enrollment data for 1973-74 and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cohort Analysis
Browne, Jeffrey C.; Dickman, Anneliese; Schmidt, Jeffrey K. – Public Policy Forum, 2007
This is the 10th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District RUSD). Analysis continues to focus on the long-term historical trends in RUSD, comparing RUSD to nine peer school districts and the State of Wisconsin. RUSD peer districts are Wisconsin's largest (Milwaukee Public Schools are not included) and their…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Public Schools, Comparative Analysis
Farning, Max; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to identify the significant factors of student attrition in Wisconsin's postsecondary vocational, technical, and adult education system to determine predictability, and to indicate areas for improvement of retention measures. Survey instruments were developed to gather data from 121 non-completers and instructors. A third…
Descriptors: American Indians, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Minority Groups
Browne, Jeffrey C.; Schmidt, Jeffrey K.; Lemke, Melissa – Public Policy Forum, 2007
This is the 9th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District RUSD). Over the past decade, the conditions affecting the district as well as the school outcomes have changed in some ways and remained stable in others. This analysis compares RUSD to nine peer school districts and the state of Wisconsin. RUSD peer…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Public Schools, Comparative Analysis
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Direct linkBarkley, Russell A.; Fischer, Mariellen; Smallish, Lori; Fletcher, Kenneth – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The authors report the adaptive functioning of hyperactive and control children in southeastern Wisconsin (Milwaukee) followed to young adulthood. Method: Interviews with participants concerning major life activities were collected between 1992 and 1996 and used along with employer ratings and high school records at the young adult…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Young Adults, Sexuality, Job Performance
Michlein, Michael G.; And Others – 1976
A project was designed to develop and test (phase I), and implement (phase II) a research design for the study of student attrition in the Wisconsin vocational technical adult education (VTAE) system with the intent of identifying student attrition and determining its predictability. Phase I, the developmental aspect (described in this report),…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Browne, Jeffrey C.; Dickman, Anneliese M.; Schmidt, Jeffrey K.; Bartholin, Philippe – Public Policy Forum, 2006
This is the 8th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District RUSD). Each study has confirmed that the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) faces greater challenges than its peers. Although these challenges have led Racine to spend slightly above the average amount per pupil, district performance tends to be below…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Public Schools, Comparative Analysis
Michlein, Michael G. – 1977
Objectives of phase II of a study were (1) to run a pilot program to predict potential dropouts and assist them to overcome obstacles which might cause them to leave school and (2) to establish a system to immediately obtain needed information from dropouts. An instrument to identify potential dropouts was selected and students were divided into…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Vocational Education, Data Collection, Dropout Attitudes
Public Policy Forum, 2002
The Forum's 16th annual report on public schooling in Southeastern Wisconsin reveals that spending increased 4% in Southeastern Wisconsin school districts to $2.8 billion last year, although the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) experienced a significantly smaller increase (2.7%). Part of this relatively small increase can be attributed to the…
Descriptors: Busing, Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Schools, Transportation
Kaplan, Tom; And Others – 1997
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Wisconsin's children, focusing specifically on child health. The book provides a baseline on child health at the point of elimination of the Aid to Families with Dependent children program and the adoption of Wisconsin Works (W-2) program. The statistical portrait is based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Jacobson, Bob; Grigsby, Tamara; Roberts, Brandon; Wehrly, Mark – 2000
This WisKids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Wisconsin's children, revisiting indicators that have been followed since 1991. The statistical portrait is based on ten general areas: (1) county demographics; (2) county labor market; (3) housing; (4) maternal and child health; (5) early childhood program participation;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Corbett, Tom; Boehnen, Elisabeth; White, Cynthia – 1999
This WisKids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Wisconsin's children, revisiting indicators that have been followed since the inception of the WisKids Count series. The statistical portrait is based on nine general areas: (1) county demographics; (2) county labor market; (3) family formation; (4) child health/family…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
