National Collegiate Athletic Association revenues and expenditures for 1991-92 and 1992-93 are tabulated. Income categories include television, government grants, royalties, investments, publishing, foundations, dues, and other categories, and expenditures include distributions to members, scholarships, event management, and other program and…

Describes an enrollment-forecasting process in which technical experts and local community stakeholders worked together to produce cost-effective, yet fairly accurate data. The large Oregon district employing the process gained insights to guide its attendance-zone and facilities-planning decisions and to garner community support. (MLH)

African-American head coaches among the 112 Division I-A football institutions now number only five, which is attributed to the decline of affirmative action and related policy, and despite lobbying efforts of the Black Coaches Association. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is also working on the problem. The American Football Coaches…

More than 4,000 people responded to a survey about community efforts to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. Six major findings were identified from the responses of 1,608 people who identified themselves as leaders of community efforts in these areas. Community leaders want significant changes in long-standing public policies and a change in…

This statistical report on collegiate sports and recreational programs in the United States provides information on the period from 1957 to 1977. Student participation in intercollegiate and intramural sports, physical education activities, recreational activities and women's intercollegiate athletics are described. Information is also provided on…

The results of a public opinion poll concerning the emphasis on college athletics, coaches' job security, paying students for competing, academic standards for athletes, and gambling by both the public and the athletes, are presented. (MSE)

This publication presents both aggregate and individual reports of data submitted by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and III institutions. A persistence rate is based on a comparison of the number of students who entered a college or university as first-time, full-time students in a given year and the number who…

This report summarizes results of the 2006-2007 Austin Independent School District parent survey.

The "National Child Count of Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind" is the first and longest running registry and knowledge base of children who are deaf-blind in the world. It represents a 25 year collaborative effort between the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB), its predecessors and each state/multi-state deaf-blind project…

With the enactment of Title IX in 1972, sports participation by female athletes in intercollegiate sports has generally increased, while leadership positions have decreased. The data summarized in this paper represent 15 years (1977-1992) of information on the status of women in intercollegiate athletics gathered in an on-going national study of…

During the 1983 meeting of the Florida Legislature, action was taken to begin a systematic study of the level of cooperation between the Florida public schools K-12 program and the community and junior colleges. The goals and objectives of the Cooperative Agreements Study were to review and compile a list of the cooperative agreements and identify…

This paper presents the findings of a study of the effectiveness of collaboration between the Rural Education Research and Service Consortium at Tennessee Technological University and rural schools in its service area. The study uses the instrumentation and research design of the Good Schools Project (GSP) initiated by Kappa Delta Pi in 1984.…

This paper presents data from a 25-year study of women in intercollegiate sports. The opportunity for female athletes to participate in intercollegiate athletics generally increased over time. The same six sports continue to be the most popular: basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country, and softball, with soccer exhibiting the…

Excerpts from a recent report on the financial management of intercollegiate athletics programs reveal that the programs generally require more money than they generate, contrary to popular perception. However, the programs are also often overstaffed and have room for cost reduction in other areas, particularly financial aid, travel, and…

The State of Washington has set an enrollment goal of reaching the 70th percentile participation rate for upper-division and graduate/professional enrollments by 2020 with lower-division growth maintaining the current participation rate. From 1997-2010, the enrollment plan proposes to increase enrollments at the main campuses to physical capacity,…