This working paper announces a report proposed by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct a further statistical study on the factors affecting college-going rates in California. These factors would include school demographics, neighborhood characteristics, and regional labor market forces. Such a study could reveal insights…

California's three-tier public postsecondary system is meant to provide equal access to higher education for all students in the state. Yet even though Latina/os will soon make up the majority of students in K-12 education, the enrollment of Latina/os in the state's postsecondary institutions remains low. When compared to the percentage of…

Across the country, postsecondary-career and technical-education programs are showing steady or increasing enrollments. The key lies in successfully mirroring local employment trends. Community colleges in particular are showing the flexibility to meet the market demand. (JOW)

"The Condition of Education 2017" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year's report includes 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary…

The purpose of this manual is to assist in the collection of data needed by state agencies in order to comply with pertinent statutes, particularly the current appropriations act. The four parts of the manual are: Introduction; Reporting Schedule (Semester Reporting Schedule, Quarterly Reporting Schedule, End of Fiscal Year, Summary Reports);…

A review of recent literature shows increasing interest in the recruitment of females as students in industrial arts programs and as teachers in secondary and postsecondary industrial arts. (SK)

Highlights findings for secondary and postsecondary vocational education from data to be included in the update of "Vocational Education in the United States: 1969-1990." (JOW)

The study examined the participation in postsecondary educational programs of a representative sample of youth (n=1,242) with disabilities who had recently exited high school. This population participated in postsecondary programs at only one-quarter the rate of youth without disabilities and at only one-third the rate of economically…

Progress made during the 1973-1974 school year by the Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City and priorities for the next year are discussed. The particular areas that are focused upon are: the accountability system, expanded access, participative governance, the district master plan, and future priorities. (DB)

The 1972-73 Enrollment and Attendance Report provides a history of enrollment and average daily attendance (ADA) for the District and each college for the last ten years. In some instances, the data presented are not complete for the full ten years due to the lack of historical records. In others, a deliberate attempt was made only to summarize…

The authors state that vocational education recruitment efforts for the future must include institutional evaluation and use strengths to the school's advantage. They suggest creating an enrollment management task force that can aim a school's programs toward greater benefits for students and the community. (Author/CH)

Author stressed the imperative need to rethink educational goals, and institution by institution, state them clearly and precisely with regard to lifelong education. (Author/RK)

The "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 19981" (commonly referred to as "Perkins," "Perkins III," or "the Act" and referred to hereafter as "Perkins III") requires, in Sec. 113(c)(3)(C), that the secretary provide the appropriate committees of Congress copies of annual…

Florida's decisionmakers need usable methods of obtaining information on the likely future demands their higher educational systems will have to meet. An analysis is made to provide the information and focuses on the problems of predicting freshman enrollment in the state's public colleges and universities, with particular attention given to the…

This report summarizes data on the high school background of students entering the University of Hawaii System for their first collegiate work since high school. The population is comprised of all new students at the two-year and four-year campuses between fall 1972 and fall 1975. Each of the five tables in the report examines a select group of…