States are required by federal law to create annual report cards for the public with key data about how their students and schools are doing. The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) decided to find out if these report cards are easily found and understood. In summer 2016, DQC took the following steps: (1) reviewed 51 report cards (all 50 states and the…

This report provides the most detailed state-level financial information in a decade as it presents revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools for the 1989-90 school year from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The statistics are based on data provided by state education…

Certain data from the Bureau of the Census were not available at the time of publication of the National Education Association report "Rankings of the States 1996" because of a change in the Bureau's schedule for issuing that data. This addendum contains the previously unavailable tables of finance data for state and local governments and…

This report presents summary data on the general characteristics, fiscal revenues and expenditures, education agency and school numbers and sizes, and students and staff for each state, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and five outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,…

In this report, the Association of California School Administrators examined some of the myths and misrepresentations about administration in California's public schools. Specifically, it examined the following five myths: (1) A lot of money that could be better spent in the classroom is being wasted on administration. (2) There are too many…

Summary data on the general characteristics, fiscal revenues and expenditures, educational agency and school numbers and sizes, and students and staff for each state, the District of Columbia, and the five outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) are presented. Factors for which data…

Education improvement and renewal continues to capture the attention of researchers, policymakers, and the public. Although much has been done to enhance public education programs and services, many challenges still remain. This document acts as a tool for use throughout this period of public school reform. It contains state level data on an array…

This document contains the 1991-92 report on the Missouri public school system. Following an organizational chart of the State Board of Education and information on the State Board, part 1 presents highlights of education-related events that occurred during the 1991-92 school year. It contains an overview of state legislation that dealt with the…

An average of 33.5 percent of school district expenditures is spent on classroom teachers' compensation in Wisconsin elementary schools. The range varies from a low of 21.4 percent to a high of 45.9 percent. Financial data were analyzed from the survey responses of 110 of Wisconsin's 431 districts. The reasons for the average proportion spent on…

The annual "Rankings of the States" provides data on the 50 states and the District of Columbia to indicate their comparative positions nationally in a number of relevant areas. All state data are ranked beginning with the largest figure. State-by-state figures on government and school financing, state demographics, and public school…

Twelve tables present data concerning the salaries and characteristics of school certified personnel in Colorado as of fall 1990. The average salary for Colorado's 32,342 public school teachers was $31,819 in 1990, which represents a slight increase over the 1989 figure ($30,758). The number of classroom teachers had increased slightly to 32,342;…

This publication comprises the seventh annual "Condition of Education" report for the state of Iowa. It contains descriptive data for the year 1996 that will assist in local decision making. The report contains data for the following areas of prekindergarten through grade 12 education: enrollment; school personnel; program; student…

Data are presented to allow comparisons of school districts on various characteristics that result from, or are closely connected with, education in South Carolina. This document presents 115 tables of ranked characteristics related to public education in South Carolina. The characteristics are arranged alphabetically by the 91 school district or…

Changes in the condition of teaching for the country as a whole and for each state are analyzed in the following areas: (1) general population shifts; (2) elementary and secondary school enrollments, public and private; (3) numbers of public school teachers; (4) public school finance and its relationship to overall economic conditions--personal…