Reports on a U.S. Department of Education study of the employment and salary status of 1989-90 bachelor's degree recipients. Finds that college graduates with humanities and history majors are not faring as well as their counterparts in other fields as they enter the labor force. Includes two figures and one table comparing humanities graduates…

Presents results of an annual survey of enrollment trends. Reports that graduate enrollments are up, especially in the arts and humanities. States that the majority of graduate students in education and psychology are women, but men are in the majority in history and philosophy. Observes that English and foreign language attract many more women…

Presents data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (1988) concerning attitudes and academic experiences of eighth graders. Includes academic requirements for different geographic regions; number of hours spent watching television and recreational reading; emphasis given to English topics; time spent on English and social studies…