The existence of private schools does not necessarily lead to greater school segregation as Taeuber-James argue. Cain-Goldberger are not only incorrect in their discussion of methodology but they also misinterpret the data and misquote the authors. Morgan's efforts to use new data on Catholic schools are applauded. (IS)

This report examines the efficacy of the Boston Pilot Schools, a model of urban schools created in 1994 to promote innovation and increased choice options within the Boston Public Schools (BPS). Unlike most urban public schools, the Boston Pilot Schools have control over budget, staffing, curriculum, governance, and time, all critical conditions…

Based on the National Adult Literacy Survey of 1992, which described the literacy skills of adults in the United States (based on data drawn from a random sample of 13,600 adults across the United States, and from telephone interviews with additional adults and from other sources, with a total of 26,000 adult participants), this report contains…

This volume of data on higher education highlights trends over the past 20 years, with some data traced back to the 1930s. The data was obtained from both government and nongovernment sources, including especially the U.S. Department of Education, the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Science Foundation, and is…

The report presents data on the distribution of Native American students, faculty, and staff in Oklahoma's public postsecondary education institutions, including community colleges. Data (tables, charts, maps, and narrative) are presented for: Oklahoma's share of Native Americans within the U.S. population; the state's Native American population…

These three papers are from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) professional development. "Mentoring as a Tool for Faculty Development: Predicting Positive Outcomes for Mentors" (Ellen J. Mullen, John Van Ast, Harry Grant) describes a study of the relationship between mentoring outcomes and mentoring activities and mentor and mentee…

Describes some of the demographic characteristics of students and teachers, explains some of the implications of these for teacher education, and offers some suggestions for how teacher preparation programs should be designed to respond to these demographic realities. Argues for teacher preparation that is population based and contextually…

This article discusses educational reform and personnel preparation in relation to dramatic changes in student demography. Professional development needs of teachers serving exceptional language minorities are delineated, including competencies such as understanding first- and second-language acquisition, using appropriate instructional…

After a period of dramatic growth in secondary school completion in Australia, school retention rates are declining. Analysis of state, system, geographic, social, and gender patterns suggests that during the 1990s the downturn in completion rate has been uneven; some groups who had come to rely on schooling during the 1980s for future economic…

Data on student enrollments in 12 regional community and state technical colleges in Connecticut are provided for fall 1993-94. Introductory material highlights the following information about the state's community-technical colleges (CTC), which serve 51.4% of the undergraduates in Connecticut public institutions: (1) the fall 1993 CTC enrollment…

Providing historical data up to 1996-97 on the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), this statistical digest presents tables and graphs on student characteristics, enrollment trends, instructional programs, student performance and articulation, special services, and fiscal and personnel resources. Selected district…

The rapidly changing demographic profile of students at Cerritos College (CC) in Norwalk, California, presents a substantial challenge for the college as it seeks to simultaneously provide transfer education and job skills training, and to maintain comprehensiveness, quality, and access. A study was undertaken of the changing student population at…

This report presents a brief enrollment history of Howard Community College (HCC) for 1975 to 1991 and provides enrollment projections through 1993. In addition, the report discusses the use of the age cohort model to project credit enrollments, the change ratio model to project credit and credit-free enrollments, and the use of multivariate…

A statistical overview is provided of trends in course enrollments and student characteristics in the Washington community colleges. The report examines total course enrollments; full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment in academic, vocational, and basic skills programs; state-supported FTEs by college; headcount and FTE enrollment in state-supported…

This databook provides information on the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), California, for the 1989-90 academic year. Tables and graphs present data on community characteristics and attendance patterns, student and enrollment characteristics, instructional programs, student academic performance and articulation,…