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Fitchett, Paul G.; Dillard, Jendayi B.; McCarthy, Christopher J.; Lambert, Richard G.; Mosley, Kristen – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
Combining secondary data from the National Center for Education Statistics National Teacher Principal Survey (NTPS) and Common Core of Data (CCD), this exploratory study examined the distribution of teacher race/ethnicity across the race/ethnicity of the schools in which they work and the extent that teacher and school race/ethnicity was…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity, Teacher Distribution
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Vukovic, Rose K.; Hertzman, Clyde; Siegel, Linda S. – Early Education and Development, 2007
Whereas the great majority of literacy research has been focused at the child level, this study examined the relationship between early literacy rates, developmental health of the population, and demographics in 23 school communities. The results showed that school-level literacy scores were related to the physical, social, and emotional maturity…
Descriptors: Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Developmental Psychology, Community Surveys
Nagle, Ami; And Others – 1994
This report presents a statistical look at the well-being of children in the state of Illinois, quantifying the problems confronting them and outlining steps that policymakers and service providers can take to improve the situation. The first part of the report summarizes the state's situation in the areas of education, health, special needs, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Natale, Jo Anna – Executive Educator, 1994
Currently, 5-to 10% of beginning students do not speak English. It is time to end the bilingual education versus English-only debate and explore how improved instructional strategies can improve either approach. Promising strategies include instructional time extension, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, and California's newcomer programs. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1997
This annual report, which provides information on the status of Pre-K through 12 education in Iowa, is divided into six basic sections: preface, enrollments, staff, programs, student performance, and school finance. The preface provides context by describing Iowa's changing demographic, economic, and social landscape. Each section presents summary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Economic Factors, Educational Finance
Clark, Catherine P. – 1990
Texas school district fiscal response to a state-level call for increased emphasis on technology is examined. The response, in this instance, is budgeted expenditures on a per-student basis on computing and data processing for the 1988-89 school year. Response is investigated as a function of district characteristics such as wealth per student,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Data Processing, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Equity (Finance)