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Direct linkPlanty, Michael; Carlson, Deven – Teachers College Press, 2010
In the push to bring data to bear on all of the important education issues of the day, one essential fact is often overlooked: Not all indicators are created equal. This book provides a comprehensive approach for understanding how statistical measures of achievement are developed, evaluated, and interpreted. Given the extent to which…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Indicators, Accountability, Statistical Data
Download full textOffice of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Federal Pell Grant End-of-Year Report presents primary aspects of Federal Pell Grant Program activity for the 2011-2012 award year. This presentation is a compilation of quantitative program data assembled to offer insights into the changes to the Title IV applicant universe and the Federal Pell Grant Program. The Federal Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Grants, Annual Reports, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1986
Testimony on the need for building an information base on the changing demographics of an aging society in order to make intelligent policy decisions is presented in this Senate committee hearing. Opening statements by Senators Charles Grassley and John Glenn are provided. Jacob A. Brody, dean of the School of Public Health, University of Illinois…
Descriptors: Demography, Federal Programs, Hearings, Older Adults
Ponessa, Joan M. – Public Affairs Focus, 1990
Despite statewide standards, the accuracy of statistical data on dropouts reported by New Jersey schools appears to vary considerably from district to district. Moreover, statewide dropout rates differ significantly depending on the method of calculation used. Several different methodologies, which incorporate unverified information collected from…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Elementary Secondary Education, School Statistics
Bishop, John – 1997
This paper addresses conflicting views on whether there is now or will soon be a surplus of college graduates and other skilled workers by analyzing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Ten questions (and the answers reached) are addressed: (1) "Do the latest BLS projections of college graduate supply actually predict a bust--a…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Labor Market
Illinois Univ., Champaign. Graduate School of Library Science. – 1990
This report presents statistical pictures of Illinois Public Libraries during the fiscal year 1988-1989. The information comes primarily from the Illinois Public Library Annual Report forms. In addition, text has been included that describes how a library or library system can utilize these statistics. Three sections divide the publication.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Financial Policy, Library Materials, Library Networks
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1989
This report from the California State Postsecondary Education Commission updates California college-going statistics for recent graduates of the state's public and private high schools through fall 1988. Rates are shown for the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and independent California…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. Research Div. – 1991
This publication provides macro-indicators and complementary analyses and supporting data for use by policy and decision makers concerned with Ontario universities. These analytical tools are meant to unambiguously measure what is taking place in Canadian postsecondary education, and therefore, assist in focusing on what decisions need to be made.…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Steele, Diane; Gutmann, Babette – 1989
This document summarizes the State Performance Reports for programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act for 1986-87. Reports are submitted annually by State Education Agencies (SEAs) to provide information on Local Education Agency (LEA) and State Agency Neglected or Delinquent (SAND) compensatory education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationState Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1993
This report consists largely of statistical data that summarizes the responses of the State University of New York (SUNY) to the biannual survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activities for January 1, 1992, through June 30, 1992. The report consists of five parts. Part I includes information on non-credit activities and registrations from a…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Declining Enrollment
Rossi, Robert J. – 1987
Project MAP (Model Accounting Plan) is designed to test a demographic system for monitoring the within-school and post-school transitions of special education participants. Implemented at the local level, this system produces data to inform school-level decision-making. In addition, the data that are produced can be aggregated for use at higher…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
What percent of Americans have been exposed to arts education? Has it changed over time? How do demographic characteristics correlate with arts education? What is the state of arts education in U.S. schools? These research questions are the focus of this report, which is presented in two parts. Using data from the Surveys of Public Participation…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Art Education, Music Education, Visual Arts
Peer reviewedKaufman, Phillip; Bradbury, Denise – National Center for Education Statistics, 1992
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a large-scale, national longitudinal study designed and sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), with support from other government agencies. Beginning in the spring of 1988 with a cohort of eighth graders (25,000) attending public and private schools across…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Longitudinal Studies, Statistical Analysis, Demography
