Maryland's postsecondary colleges and universities serve more than 350,000 students and enrollments are expected to increase in the coming years. Along with growth in enrollment, the state expects to see an increasingly diverse student body. The 2013-2017 Maryland State Plan for Higher Education, "Maryland Ready," highlights the…

This report analyzes college completion metrics for the Appalachian Region, compares outcomes of students attending campuses in the Region with those of students attending campuses outside the Region, and offers insight about major stumbling blocks to college progression and completion for students in Appalachia.

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Data Exchange is a cooperative effort of the SREB and the statewide higher education governing and coordinating boards in the South. Founded in 1969-1970, it is one of the nation's oldest, most comprehensive sources of comparative data on public higher education. The Data Exchange annually…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles, and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states;…

This is a report of the findings of the Minority/Majority Experiences Study conducted to secure baseline data on educational equity in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. The report presents statistics on minority and majority participation in remedial reading programs for low achievers offered in the elementary grades, as well as in…

This report presents tables detailing enrollment data for fall 1998 at Maryland's public and independent colleges and universities. Highlights include: (1) total headcount enrollment increased by 3,000 to 264,802, which was the greatest one-year increase since 1990; (2) nearly all the increase was due to a sharp rise in number of full-time…

Census data are presented for Maryland special education students (ages 3-21) as of December 1, 1994. Statistical data are reported on: percent of special education students by disability; the number of students in each disability category in state special schools and local education agencies (LEAs); the number of students receiving special…

This report highlights the fall 1999 enrollment figures submitted by Maryland's colleges and universities. Some of the main findings are that total headcount enrollments at Maryland's colleges and universities increased for the third straight year, rising by nearly 3,000 students to 267,653. However, enrollment at Maryland campuses still have not…

Each Maryland public campus submits annual minority achievement reports as part of the state-mandated accountability process. This is a report of the 1995 data. In 1995, Prince George's Community College had the largest number of African-American undergraduate students (7,623) followed by Morgan (5,337), Baltimore City Community College (4,877),…

This report provides general background information on the State of Maryland's Special Education Nonpublic Placements program, which is responsible for approving the placement of Maryland students with disabilities in private schools. The report describes the program, analyzes the trends, and makes several recommendations. Findings of the report…

This report presents the December 1, 1996 special education data collected annually by the State of Maryland as part of the its Special Services Information System. Information is compiled on special education students ages 3-21 in all 24 local education agencies and state operated programs. Definitions of key terms used to classify student…

The present report was developed as a reassessment and revision of the 1974 state plan for completing desegregation of higher education to meet new challenges and problems in the 1980s. Accomplishment of the new goals was targeted for 1985. This report has four chapters. Chapter one summarizes the goals and recommendations of the task force on…

This report presents the December 1, 1997, special education data collected annually by the State of Maryland as part of the its Special Services Information System. Information is compiled on special education students between the ages of 3 and 21 in all 24 local education agencies and state operated programs. Definitions of key terms used to…

Data and narrative describe the ethnic/minority composition (Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indian, White, foreign) of the student population in Maryland higher education institutions in 1989 when Maryland had enrolled its most diverse student body to date, with the highest rate of enrollment growth for Hispanic and Asian American students. Although…

This report presents statistics of city public-school systems for the year 1933-34. It also presents, in connection with the text, data on certain points to show trends within the past 10 years, and especially within the past 4 years when the effects of the depression were being felt by the schools. In previous reports statistics for cities…