This report (1) provides information about the sale of bonds for financing the construction of elementary and secondary school facilities during the 1970 fiscal year; (2) describes the characteristics of public elementary and secondary school primary market bond sales; and (3) provides specific information regarding bond elections for public…

This statistical report compares school expenses with total expenses for maintenance and operation of general governmental departments in cities of over 50,000 population that include school systems in city government costs. Reported in tabular form are (1) total payments for major functions, (2) total payments for schools, (3) cost per capita for…

The Industrial Arts Section focused attention during the 1972 fiscal year on career education, the improvement of instruction, and industrial arts growth in Arizona. This annual report outlines accomplishments in each area: development, promotion, and implementation of the career education concept; improvement of instruction through improving the…

This statistical report compares school expenses with total expenses for maintenance and operation of general governmental departments in cities of over 50,000 population that include school systems in city government costs. Reported in tabular form are (1) total payments for major functions, (2) total payments for schools, (3) cost per capita for…

Eighty-one percent of Tennessee's public school principals responded to a survey of the physical conditions of their schools. Two sets of 12 criteria were developed, based on the responses, to distinguish adequate and substandard school plants. City systems had more adequate plants than county systems. Secondary and middle schools had more…

This text is designed for undergraduate courses in statistics or tests and measurements in physical education. It covers basic statistical concepts such as frequency distributions; graphs and curves; percentiles; measure of central tendency and variability; correlations; t tests; special applications of t tests for unequal, small, or correlated…

A new study suggests that White flight from big city schools is substantial, and significantly linked to court-ordered busing. (Editor)

The North Carolina Competency Program is an important tool in the attempt to improve the schools and the students. Discusses the effectiveness of the High School Graduation and Competency Program, H.B. 204, including what competencies should be measured, what competency tests should be used, and a number of critical issues related to the…

Absence from school can be viewed from many perspectives. Social scientists' explanations depend upon their discipline and training, and this research explores the variety of explanations for high school absenteeism which social scientists might offer. It also describes some changes in educators' approaches to the problem. (Author/RK)

Considers the difficulties women face in realizing sex equality in teaching and administrative positions. (RK)

Dynamic changes have occurred in the nation's public elementary and secondary schools in the five-year period from 1971-72 to 1976-77. Discusses enrollment, teacher supply and pupil-teacher ratio, as well as school consolidation and total expenditures for public schools. (Author/RK)

Using data from the "Gallup Polls of the the Public's Attitude Toward Education," this study examines how certain socioeconomic and demographic characteristics (parent/nonparent, education level, age, gender, city size, religious preference, and geographic region) relate to a community's assessment of public school education. Includes…

A statistical model is proposed for both contextual analysis and slopes as outcomes analysis. A random coefficient model is investigated in detail. Various estimation models are reviewed and applied to a Dutch school-career example. (Author/LMO)

Discusses the characteristics, development, and applications of the North Clackamas (OR) School District's long-range financial planning model, which is operated through an electronic spreadsheet. Two tables show sample outputs. (MCG)

The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. As one might expect in a nation as diverse as the United States--with respect to economics, geography, and politics--the level of commitment to education varies on…