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Sawyer, James A.; Nickens, John M. – College and University, 1980
The validity of a number of criticisms of community colleges' success in extending educational opportunity to students of low socioeconomic status was studied in 15 Florida community colleges. The results of data analysis of former community college students are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Analysis
Stegelin, Dolores A. – Dimensions, 1990
Describes results of a statewide survey of child care needs of Kentucky parents. Findings provide insights into the different child care needs and resources of urban and rural families. Indicates that Kentucky parents are receptive to newly defined, publicly sponsored programs for children. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Attainment, Elementary Education
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Polednak, Anthony P. – American Journal of Public Health, 1991
Black-white differences in infant mortality rate are examined for 38 large metropolitan statistical areas for 1982 through 1986. The most important difference predictor was a "segregation index" (residential dissimilarity) apparently independent of variation in median family income and poverty prevalence but possibly reflecting…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Blacks, Child Health, Family Income
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Haveman, Robert; Smeeding, Timothy – Future of Children, 2006
Most Americans expect the nation's colleges and universities to promote the goal of social mobility to make it possible for anyone with ability and motivation to succeed. But according to Robert Haveman and Timothy Smeeding, income-related gaps both in access to and in success in higher education are large and growing. In the top-tier colleges and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Mobility, College Role, Efficiency
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Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina – Future of Children, 2006
Children from low-income families are more likely than other children to have serious health problems. And, as Anne Case and Christina Paxson show, childhood health problems can prevent poor children from achieving economic success as adults. Income-related disparities in childhood health are evident at birth or even before, and the disparities…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Child Health, Public Health, At Risk Persons
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DeLong, Laura – Journal of School Public Relations, 2006
Current statistics reveal a dramatic increase in households where grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Issues facing these families affect learning outcomes for the grandchildren; therefore, there are diverse implications for schools in dealing with grandparent-headed households. Schools can address areas of communication in grandparent…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Grandchildren, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Community Resources
North Dakota University System, 2007
This document is a tool for demonstrating that the University System is meeting the "flexibility with accountability" expectations of SB 2003 passed by the 2001 Legislative Assembly. The 2007 report reflects some of the many ways North Dakota University System (NDUS) colleges and universities are developing the human capital needed to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, College Role
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2010
For 15 years, "Newark Kids Count" has provided insight into the challenges facing Newark's children and families. This report presents the portrait of Newark children in 2010. A special section on Newark charter schools is also presented. Advocates for Children of New Jersey's (ACNJ's) goal in choosing this topic was to inform the…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, English (Second Language), Enrollment Trends
Gustafson, Rebecca; And Others – 1995
Research has suggested that parenting practices have an influence on children's subsequent adjustment. It was hypothesized that maternal employment would be associated with both maternal and paternal parenting style, and that family SES would mediate these effects. A sample of 94 families (from the Philadelphia region) with children under the age…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Dual Career Family, Employed Parents, Employed Women
Cunningham, Stephen – 1995
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Project Profile is designed to collect data on the characteristics and objectives of entering students and compare results to those from previous years. This report presents data on the 4,674 students who applied and matriculated in fall 1994 and includes comparisons by student responses for fall 1990 to fall…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Family Characteristics
Kaplan, Tom – 1994
This report on the well being of the children of Wisconsin is motivated in part by growing evidence of the adverse circumstances of many children today. The report is descriptive, rather than analytic, and does not attempt to explain relations among variables. Section 1, the introduction, is followed by county-based information in section 2 on a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Sherman, Arloc – 1997
Since 1973, families headed by someone younger than 30 years of age have experienced a collapse in the value of their incomes, a surge in poverty, and an erosion of employer-provided health benefits. This report details the deep economic losses among young families with children and warns of consequences from these losses for young and old…
Descriptors: Day Care, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. – 1992
This document consists of 15 data tables, without accompanying text, for a National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST) presentation on the education and economic condition of Hispanic Americans. Each table contains a source note. The following are the table titles: (1) "Resident Population of the United States,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures
Manski, Charles F. – 1992
This paper describes recent patterns of income stratification in American colleges. Data from the Current Population Survey provide estimates of college enrollment stratification by income during the period 1970-1988. The National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 and the High School and Beyond survey provide data for two cohorts…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Bound Students, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Muller, Chandra; And Others – 1991
This study explored the effects of after-school supervision on 8th graders' academic performance. Data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 relating to a total sample size of 20,491 students (after exclusions) in 802 public and 233 private schools were analyzed. The analysis indicated that parents do not discriminate between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Employed Parents, Employment Level
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