The 1965 Immigration Act has significantly influenced American institutions and agencies. This act, which focused on family reunification and desired occupational skills instead of racial origin, has resulted in a massive increase of immigrant students from Asia and Latin America without increased funding to educate and assimilate them. Reduction…

Examines older adults' support for K-12 education, using a national panel of counties over time. The elderly do have the potential to affect educational spending indirectly through where they live. Support for education spending may depend on how the elderly are distributed relative to children among counties. (Contains 15 references.) (MLH)

This report, which consists entirely of statistical data and explanatory notes, is the annual data report for 1986-87 of the Rochester City School District (New York). As stated in the introduction, the report's primary purpose is to provide systematic and reliable information for district assessment, strategic planning, and substantive…

California's population will increase more rapidly than the United States population as a whole, as immigration plays a larger role in population growth and California accepts over one-third of all immigrants to the U.S. The state's population will also change as it is becoming older and more ethnically diverse. As this report shows, these changes…

In July of 1985, Edward Koch, the Mayor of the City of New York, appointed a Commission to develop recommendations for beginning the phased implementation of universally-available preschool education for 4-year-olds beginning in September, 1986. This report constitutes the Commission's reply to the Mayor's request. Chapter 1 presents 10…

A detailed proposal for a public junior college district in central Illinois. Preliminary study areas focus on population characteristics, assessed valuation, and the geographic location of the proposed facilities with respect to other colleges and to the recommended district. Special studies within the proposed district are concerned with…

This booklet contains a collection of brief articles with accompanying statistical tables and graphs that were originally published in 1974 issues of "American Education." A variety of statistical data are presented in a series of two-page sections; taken together, these sections illuminate many of the current trends in American…

This report describes the Hofstra freshmen accepted for the fall 1973 semester, and focuses on those students who graduated at the top of their high school class. Approximately 28 percent (901) of the 3,210 applicants paid a $100 fee (shows), and it is likely that a majority of the "no shows" decided to attend other schools. The…

Discusses Mexico's "National Plan of Higher Education, 1981-1991" in conjunction with other plans concerning this nation's demography, economic growth, increasing urbanization, and science and technological system. Mexico's educational plan was hampered by an unexpected economic crisis in 1982 that drastically reduced the GNP and caused…

Strategic planning provides an effective means for universities to strengthen institutional quality and respond to societal needs while addressing the issues of economic decline, changing student demographics, fluctuating funding patterns, varying employment opportunities, and increased need for accountability. (MSE)

There are several parallel networks of education in Belgium and competition and rivalry between them is a constant phenomenon. The different school sectors, financing of education, innovating role of cities and muncipalities, and the education of migrant children are discussed. (MLW)

Analyzes data on the economic prospects of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin--including demographic and economic trends, trends in taxation systems, school revenue and expenditure trends, and future revenue prospects--and offers prognoses for individual states. Generally, short-range revenue prospects are bleak, and long-range…

The future financial picture of American education will by affected by: increased demand for schools, higher concentrations of children with special education needs, constrained revenue bases, and increased competition for relatively stable public sector resources. There will be wide variability both among states and among school districts within…

The Common Core of Data (CCD) is the primary database of the National Center on Education Statistics on elementary and secondary public education in the United States. CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national database of all elementary and secondary schools and school districts that contains data that are comparable across all states. The 50…

Describes and assesses some Australian federal initiatives in education and discusses their applicability to Canada. Presents more information relevant to the current discussion in Canada on educational developments. (Author/RK)