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Fenton, Ray; Crumb, Jeanmarie – 1984
The number of American Indian and Alaska Native students who leave the Anchorage School District without graduating or transferring to another school system has shown a slight but steady decline since the completion of "Alaskan Native Early School Leavers Study" in May 1982. The reasons for students leaving school have remained much the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Attendance
Williams, Ronnie L. – 1985
Research and statistical data in this study identify factors that are correlated with early identification of potential dropout students. Chapter 1, the introduction, explains the study's focus: school areas that propagate attendance problems, family educational levels, social deviance, and academic achievement. One hundred students who had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Delinquency, Dropout Attitudes
Borgrink, Henry, Comp. – 1986
This report provides a broad cross section of data on the operation and performance of New Mexico public schools during 1982-85. Data on enrollment (in kindergarten, in grades 1-6 and 7-12, and in special education, and percent enrolled in Title I and bilingual education programs), student characteristics (dropout rate, ethnicity, mobility),…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Rate
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Office of Educational Accountability. – 1985
This annual document is a collection of general and statistical information on 251 schools in the Dade County (Florida) Public School system. The document is divided into four sections corresponding to the major geographical areas of the county: North, North Central, South Central, and South. A profile sheet, presented for each individual school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Class Size, County School Districts
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1988
This bibliography update contains information on dropout attitudes, prevention, programs, rates, and research, as well as school-holding power at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Citations include conference papers, program descriptions, research reports, and statistical materials. Materials for inclusion in this bibliography were located…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Citations (References), Dropout Attitudes
Irizarry, Ruddie A.; And Others – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program that was conducted at a New York City high school in 1979-1980. The program served Spanish speaking students. A demographic analysis of the school's neighborhood and a discussion of participating students' characteristics are provided. The program description outlines the project's philosophy,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Class Organization
Ramist, Leonard – 1978
Data from the college Board's Admissions Test Program (ATP) Summary Reports are used to analyze the student market attraction for ATP report designations, the application rate, the acceptance rate, the enrollment yield, and the dropout rate for 254 different student groups for 25l colleges. Student groups are defined in terms of their College…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Rating, Cohort Analysis, College Admission
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
An evaluation was made of the classroom and on-the-job training programs administered locally under Title I of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in six states (California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, and Wisconsin). Based on samples of over 3,000 trainees during fiscal year 1976, it was found that job placement…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Problems, Career Guidance, Dropout Rate
Kauffman, Dottie L.; Walsh, Gene – 1978
Five Alaskan communities, Ketchikan, Palmer, McGrath, Dillingham, and Kotzebue, were selected as demonstration sites for the Balance of State (BOS) Youth Employment Training Program (YETP), which addressed in-school and out-of-school youth through assessment, career guidance, work-study, and out-of-school programs. An analysis of need showed that…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Blacks, Career Awareness
Carstens, Arthur; And Others – 1972
The seventh report of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program provides data comparing scores on the program variables of groups of State school districts classified on the basis of enrollment size. The 628 districts were divided into 14 groups, which were compared on: (1) human resources--such as pupil/teacher ratio and percent of teachers…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Henderson, Ronald W.; And Others – 1972
The history and accomplishments of the Arizona Center for Early Childhood Education from its founding in 1966, as a component of the National Laboratory on Early Childhood Education, to its reorganization in 1972, as the Arizona Center for Educational Research and Development, are presented. The Arizona Center originated with a commitment to the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cultural Pluralism, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Shannon, G. Sue; Bylsma, Pete – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2005
The consequences of not graduating from high school are increasingly serious for both individuals and society as a whole. As a result, policymakers and the federal requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have placed a new focus on increasing graduation rates and reducing dropout rates. While the dropout problem has generated research and new…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Career Education, Technical Education, Dropouts
Reyes, Pedro; Phillips, Joy C. – 2001
Houston, Texas, was one of the cities awarded a grant via the Annenberg funds to implement school reforms. It developed the Houston Annenberg Challenge with local collaborators to initiate and nurture systemic change, thus improving education. A research and evaluation study investigated how funded schools implemented the reform initiative, what…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Dropout Rate
Boeke, Kaye – 2003
This Kids Count report examines state, county, and regional trends in the well-being of Colorado's children. The first part of the report is presented in four chapters. Chapter 1 includes findings regarding the increasing diversity of the child population, linguistic isolation, the impact of parental unemployment, child poverty, and the affordable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asthma, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Children First for Oregon, Portland. – 2002
This Kids Count data book examines trends in the well-being of Oregons children, focusing on child health, nutrition, and child safety. This statistical portrait is based on 17 indicators of child well-being: (1) child care supply; (2) third grade reading proficiency; (3) third grade math proficiency; (4) juvenile arrests; (5) suicide attempts;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse