This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) "First Look" report introduces new data for the universe of public elementary and secondary schools and agencies in the United States in school year (SY) 2014-15. Specifically, this report includes statistics that describe: (1) the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary…

In compliance with the Massachusetts Public School Improvement Act of 1985, this report provides information in the following areas: research findings; national and state demographics regarding children and families; services for children and families in Massachusetts; high quality early childhood programs; and the emerging role of public schools…

For this report, the first of a series, the National School Desegregation Research Project obtained federal data for the 1984-85 school year, which show a substantial change in the racial composition of American's public schools since 1968, when data were first collected. The white majority is shrinking, due to a large decline in fertility and a…

This report presents a systematic analysis of State and national data to document the current status of education in Colorado and to chart the progress made in the State. It is designed to respond to citizen interest in Colorado K-12 education. Data, compiled from numerous department, Federal, and other State sources, are presented in four…

A demographic profile of America's children in 1985 is presented in this report. The report's six chapters discuss the relationships between students' performance in school and the following variables: students' socioeconomic backgrounds (Chapter 1); population change in the United States, with special attention to children under 5, many of whom…

Statistical data on the racial and ethnic distribution of students and staff in New York State public elementary and secondary schools are presented in this report. Detailed in the tables are: (1) racial/ethnic distribution of public school students, 1979-80; (2) distribution of black and Hispanic students, 1979-80; (3) percent distribution of…

Briefly explores the issue of conflict resolution (CR) in education; the introduction of CR into the public schools; and whether CR processes such as mediation meet the needs of nondominant groups. It also introduces several articles that discuss specific approaches to the development and implementation of CR programs in schools. (GLR)