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Augustine, Jennifer March; Raley, R. Kelly – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
Following the ongoing increase in nonmarital fertility, policy makers have looked for ways to limit the disadvantages faced by children of unmarried mothers. Recent initiatives included marriage promotion and welfare-to-work programs. Yet policy might also consider the promotion of three generational households. We know little about whether…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Grandparents, Heads of Households, Preschool Children
Brick, J. Michael; And Others – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics, which has the legislative mission of collecting and publishing data on the condition of education in the United States. The NHES provides information on educational issues that are best addressed by contacting households…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies
Brick, J. Michael; Tubbs, Ellen; Collins, Mary A.; Nolin, Mary Jo; Cantor, David; Levin, Kerry; Carnes, Yuki – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which has as its mission the collection and publication of data on the condition of education in the United States by providing information on those issues that are best addressed by contacting households rather than…
Descriptors: Coding, Data Collection, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Center for Policy, Planning, and Resource Management. – 1998
This annual report details the effectiveness of the state's program in preparing at-risk children for kindergarten and the early grades in Illinois. Divided into six areas, the report presents statistical data to describe the following: (1) program participants; (2) change in program participation since its inception in 1986; (3) program's ability…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Demography, Elementary Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Carlson, Elaine; Daley, Tamara; Bitterman, Amy; Heinzen, Harriotte; Keller, Brad; Markowitz, Joy; Riley, Jarnee – National Center for Special Education Research, 2009
The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is examining the characteristics of children receiving preschool special education, the services they receive, their transitions across educational levels, and their performance over time on assessments of academic and adaptive skills. PEELS…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Family Income, Social Behavior, Disabilities
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1999
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1) child poverty rate; (2) children in families receiving food stamps; (3) children eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; (4) births to teenage mothers; (5) low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Brick, J. Michael; Tubbs, Ellen; Collins, Mary A.; Nolin, Mary Jo – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics. It focuses on educational issues that are best addressed by contacting individual households rather than institutions. The primary purpose of the NHES is to conduct repeated measurements of the same phenomena at different…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
Brick, J. Michael; Collins, Mary A.; Nolin, Mary Jo; Davies, Elizabeth; Feibus, Mary L. – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics that collects and publishes data on the condition of education in the United States. It is a telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized population of the country, and it focuses on issues that are best studied through…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Discipline, Early Childhood Education
Padi-Sandamela, Ambition; Maddahian, Ebrahim – 1999
The School Readiness Language Development Program (SRLDP) is one of several programs developed in response to a court order to racially integrate the Los Angeles Unified School District (California). The program, developed for schools with high proportions of minority students, includes oral language development opportunities for 4 year-olds, a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Minority Groups, Parent Participation
World Book, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1987
A nationwide survey was conducted to determine what skills and knowledge kindergarten teachers consider important for preschoolers to have upon entering kindergarten. A sample of 400 randomly selected school districts were invited to contribute kindergarten readiness guidelines and report cards; 78 schools and school districts from the United…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
Haven, Terry, Ed. – 2002
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Utah's children. The statistical portrait is based on 29 indicators of children's well-being in five areas: (1) child health and safety (prenatal care, low birthweight, infant mortality, child injury deaths, injury-related hospital discharges, child abuse, childhood…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Haven, Terry, Ed. – 2001
This KIDS COUNT report details statewide trends in the well-being of Utah's children. The statistical portrait is based on 26 indicators of children's well-being: (1) prenatal care; (2) low birth weight infants; (3) infant mortality; (4) child injury deaths; (5) unintentional injuries; (6) untreated tooth decay; (7) immunization rates; (8) suicide…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women