This report provides demographic information on the racial and ethnic composition of New York State public schools. The data include the breakdown of students and staff by racial and ethnic background and some tables include comparative data from 1974 through 1979. Appendices provide tables on racial and ethnic background of staff and students…

The fall 1973 enrollments for the 5 ethnic categories of students (black, Spanish surname, Oriental, American Indian and all other) are presented for the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. Blacks (6%), Orientals (2%), Spanish surname (1%), American Indian (1%), and others (91%) comprised the total College Park student body. Of the…

The only minority member of the Los Angeles Board of Education answers questions concerning problems encountered in desegregating Los Angeles schools. Available from: P.O. Box 41048, Los Angeles, CA 90041. (CM)

Documents the largest shift back toward school segregation since Brown v. Board of Education (1954). It explains this trend through Supreme Court rulings and demographic changes due to immigration and the growth of suburbs. Hispanics, seen as the future predominant minority population in the United States, are already reported to be more…

A 1996 survey examined the ethnic distribution and employment trends of new journalists. Data included racial/ethnic group composition, by number and percentage, of 1993-94 bachelor's and master's degrees in communications, and specialties among bachelor's degrees, by number and percentage. Some narrative analysis is included. (MSE)

Hispanic and Native-American presidents of two- and four-year colleges are listed by state or territory. Listings include the institution's name, the date of appointment, school type, and student population. African-American presidents of two-year colleges are listed here; African-American presidents of four-year institutions were listed in a…

African Americans constitute only 5.2% of all public community-college presidents and 8% of private two-year college presidents, while minority students constitute over 25% of community college enrollments nationwide. White males sitting on college oversight boards are viewed as an obstacle for African-American presidential candidates, and…

This report presents demographic data for four racial populations in South Africa (Blacks, Whites, Coloureds, and Asians) and examines trends in the aging of each of these populations. The age structure of a population is determined most directly by fertility and mortality. The findings of this report support a general theory to the effect that…

Statistics were collected to show the racial and ethnic distributions of public school students and staff for the 1985-86 school year in New York State. The tables include statistics on: (1) public school students; (2) Black and Hispanic public school students; (3) racial and ethnic origin of public school students between 1981 and 1986; (4)…

This study is a systematic investigation of female participation in mathematics and science classes in New York City schools. Six major findings reported include: (1) young women's low levels of participation in mathematics and science reflect the overall low levels of participation and reveal lack of attention to excellence in mathematics and…

Trend data on college-going rates in California are considered in this 1984 update. Enrollment rates since 1974 and changes in rates experienced by major segments of higher education and by counties are examined. The information also provides a basis for analyzing the college-going rates of men and women and of several ethnic minority groups,…

The Commission on Human Rights enforces the South Dakota Human Relations Act of 1972 which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry in employment, labor unions, housing, property rights, education, public accomodations and public services in the state. The purpose of this paper was to draw…

Increasing the participation of minority groups at lower educational levels appears to offer substantially greater potential for eventually increasing the representation of minorities in graduate and professional schools than do changes in graduate and professional school admissions procedures. Data from a Cooperative Institutional Research…

The roles and options open in the continuing effort to increase minority participation in higher education and the professions are discussed. Actions of colleges and universities in admissions are addressed, along with the efforts of state and federal government programs, professional associations, and educational researchers. (Author/LBH)

Describes how institutional vocational education data and census data can be combined to assess minority group representation at community colleges. Uses enrollment and census data for Oregon to contrast geographic differences in the distribution of minorities and to examine minority group participation rates in vocational programs. (DMM)