A 1987 study by Mertz, McNeely, and Venditti revealed an increase in the number and percentage of females in administrative positions in 44 of the largest school districts in the United States from 1972 to 1986. This follow-up study investigates whether the findings from the preceding study were representative of the country as a whole or…

State-by-state statistical summaries of public elementary and secondary education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia are provided in this report, with listings of 1981-82 institutional, pupil, staff, and finance data. In addition, state profiles show the ranking of each state for each selected characteristic, as compared to other…

This bulletin contains information concerning the total annual calculated cost for pupil transportation for those Kentucky school districts that provide this service. The tentative calculated cost figures are based on the districts' reports for the 1978-79 school year. Under the Minimum Foundation Program the major portion of the district's…

The recommendation is made that Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I data should be subjected to quality control procedures at local, state, and national levels. An industrial quality control model may provide a useful approach, particularly at the state level. A brief description of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System is given,…

The first part of this bulletin serves to inform readers about the various transfer policies and practices that do exist in various major school districts in Oregon and which affect family choice in schooling. By being aware of these policies, a district can reassess its own transfer policy and practices and its attitude toward transfers. Next,…

Numerous tables summarize quantitative data for the State of South Carolina and each school district in the state that are relevant to public education. Data for the 1989-90 school year are presented along with data beginning with the reference or base year of 1969-70. The state summaries include tabulated statistical data concerning the…

This document reports the potential student retainee rates for the Austin (Texas) Independent School District at the close of the 1990-91 academic year in eight figures and 21 tables. The following are the report's major findings: (1) the retention rate for 1990-91 for kindergarten through grade 12 is 4.7 percent (0.4 percentage points lower than…

A major goal of public education is to provide all students an equal chance to achieve to their full potential regardless of background. To attain this goal, schools often must compensate for the disadvantaged backgrounds of some students who have needs that cannot be fully met by the regular instructional program. Compensatory programs represent…

Discusses the characteristics, development, and applications of the North Clackamas (OR) School District's long-range financial planning model, which is operated through an electronic spreadsheet. Two tables show sample outputs. (MCG)

This report presents information about public elementary and secondary education for the 2002-03 school year. The data were provided by state education agencies through the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. Discussion of data is limited to the 50 states and the District of Columbia and excludes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of…

Discusses trends from 1955 through 1976 on how public elementary and secondary schools spend their money. (Author/RK)

The National Association of Test Directors (NATD) conducted a survey of testing issues and practices in members' public school districts in the United States during the 1988-89 school year. Responses from 50 testing directors in large school districts as summarized provide an overview of test use and testing practices. (SLD)

The "Code of Virginia" (Section 22.1-279.3:1) requires school divisions statewide to submit data annually to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on incidents of discipline, crime, and violence (DCV). School divisions began reporting data on discipline, crime, and violence to the VDOE in 1991. The federal "Gun-Free Schools…

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

In 1991, the investigators completed a series of studies of data on Tennessee's 1988-89 school district report cards. The relationships among eight variables (average attendance, professional salaries, county per capita income, expenditure per student, average daily membership, percentage of oversized classes, percentage of students on free or…