A study was conducted to assess the impact of Indochinese refugees on the California community colleges through the identification of the number of refugees, a description of their needs, and an analysis of the resulting implications for college programs and budgets. Findings, based on existing data from the colleges and state and federal…

This report presents the results of a detailed unit cost study of Alaska's ten community colleges for fiscal year (FY) 1981. After introductory material, the summary results of the study are presented under eight categories: (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher compensation per fiscal-year equated (FYE) student (i.e., a hypothetical student…

In five chapters, 47 tables, and 26 figures, the authors describe national educational trends from 1968 to 1978 and project trends for 1978 to 1989. The report covers enrollments at all educational levels, numbers of high school graduates and earners of higher education degrees, numbers of instructional staff and educational expenditures at all…

This document reports the two projects of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to implement a data collection system which would obtain data on the production of public health manpower for evaluation, analysis, and dissemination as uniform, reliable information. Most of the report is composed of the compiled results of the…

The history of special education in New Jersey public schools (1904-54), and new legislation and growth in the 1954-67 period are reviewed. Aspects treated include the process by which handicapped children are found, evaluated, and placed; the rights and responsibilities of pupils, teachers, and school boards; and the impact of federal programs on…

This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. Detailed data are provided for the survey year 1973-74, as well as selected historical data that, in some instances, reach…

This publication is a compilation of statistical data concerned with the quantitative aspects of the California public school system. It contains data on the number of pupils, teachers, and schools and the amount of money needed to educate the 4.4 million children who attend California public schools. Some information on community college finances…

This publication, the 11th in a series of annual projections of data on education, incorporates projections of elementary and secondary enrollment based on revised projections by the Bureau of the Census. Alternate total and first-time degree credit enrollments in institutions of higher education are also shown. The published sources of data are…

A survey of community college libraries gathered statistics on enrollment, faculty, range in the philosophies of library services, staff, budget, library resources, physical facilities, automation, audiovisual equipment, dial access information retrieval systems, television production, library orientation programs, and programs for the training of…

The materials in this collection first appeared in issues of Soviet Education, a journal of translations from Soviet sources, published by the same publisher, since 1958. An earlier collection, "Education in the USSR," appeared in 1963. An introductory essay is provided by George S. Counts who has served as an editorial advisor to…

Reports data gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics concerning enrollment trends and projections in public and private preprimary, elementary, and middle schools; minority enrollment trends; and trends in teacher employment, state and federal school support, school use of computers, student reading abilities, and adoption of…

The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large-scale long-term survey effort supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. NLS is designed to provide statistics on a national sample…

Focuses on indicators that present data on numerous aspects of the condition and progress of education in the United States, including academic, social, and economic outcomes; enrollments and participation at all levels; and the quality of educational environments. Recurrent themes underscored by the indicators are academic excellence, equity of…

Data in this article were compiled from a number of sources by the U. S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Categories covered include: elementary enrollment, pre-primary enrollment, parent and family involvement, international comparisons of fourth and eighth graders' performance in mathematics and science,…

This paper is the eighth in a series of reports designed to provide (1) consistent, reliable indicators to allow analysis of trends for each state over time, (2) high data quality for comparability from state to state, and (3) accessible indicator formats aimed toward facilitating use by a variety of audiences. Since its inception, the report has…