This report provides various data on student assessment and resource management at Utah's four state universities and five public community colleges. Part 1 discusses the admission requirements of the institutions and the number of students enrolled in remedial/developmental coursework at each school. It then examines student progress measures and…

This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1994 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first part of the report presents discussions of economic security, housing, child care, education, and health care, addressing the state and national experience for families and children, critical issues, and policies and…

This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1996 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first section of the report explores the status of the children in five areas of child well-being: (1) Economic Security; (2) Child Health; (3) Child Safety; (4) Teen Transition; and (5) Education. The discussion presents an…

This report provides information on student performance at the state, regional, and school system levels on end-of-grade (grades 3-8 reading and mathematics) multiple-choice tests and end-of-course (high school subjects) multiple-choice tests administered in 1997-98 for 117 public school systems and 35 charter schools. Beginning in the 1992-93…

Information on tuition and fee charges at Maryland public colleges and universities since funding year (FY) 1973 and the results of a survey on other states' tuition policies are presented. In addition, current Maryland practice is examined and compared with those other states. In Maryland's public 4-year institutions, tuition and mandatory…

This report from the Children's Defense Fund lists statistics on child and youth well-being for each of the states and the United States as a whole. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) children participating in federally subsidized programs (including Title 1 Education for the Disadvantaged, bilingual education programs,…

This Michigan Kids Count data book for 1995 describes the condition of children in each of Michigan's 83 counties. The first part of the report explores the status of the children in five areas of child well-being: (1) Economic Security; (2) Child Health; (3) Child Safety; (4) Teens at Risk; and (5) Education. The discussion presents an overview…

Results of the 1988 implementation of the Delaware Educational Assessment Program in 17 school districts are reported for use by state legislators. The report contains a description of the statewide testing program, state-level averages and analyses, and a listing of the averages by content area and grade level for each school and district and…

Information about the Delaware Educational Assessment Program and the performance of Delaware public school students during 1986-87 as measured by a nationally-normed standardized achievement test are presented. The presentation is designed for use by the educational community and the general public. Program features include: (1) statewide…

The Delaware Educational Assessment Program is described, and results of the spring 1984 implementation of the program are presented. The program involves: (1) statewide standardized testing for grades 1 through 8 and 11 in reading, English, and mathematics; (2) supplemental testing in science and social studies for 11th graders; (3) calculation…

This data book provides statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) child health, including uninsured children, low birth weight babies, infant deaths, and immunizations; (2) child care and early…

This booklet provides data on a series of related measures of child and family well-being in Indiana, following national guidelines established by the Kids Count project to help Americans better understand the problems faced by children and adolescents and to foster greater commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their…

This report examines educational statistics in each of the 15 states that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), comparing them to past SREB figures and to national averages in order to establish benchmarks and goals for educational performance. Major areas covered include: (1) Head Start enrollment; (2) eighth-grade math…

This data book from the Children's Defense Fund includes statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the states and the United States as a whole. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) population and family characteristics (number of children under age 18 and age 6, number of…

This data book provides statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) population and family characteristics (including number of children under age 18 and age 5, percentage of population under age…