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Mead, N.; Grigg, W.; Moran, R.; Kuang, M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Since 2005, the National Indian Education Study (NIES) has provided educators, policymakers, and the public with information about the background and academic performance of fourth- and eighth-grade American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. This report, the second in a two-part series based on the 2009 NIES survey,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Grade 4
MacLeod, G. E. Malcolm – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Reports results from the 1984 Canadian Education Association poll of public opinion of education. This is the first Canadian survey of its kind. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, National Surveys
Childs, Sally A.; And Others – 1989
The Lake Superior State University Economic Development Survey gathered information to guide the university in deciding how it might most effectively expand its involvement in economic development efforts in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Fifty key officials and business people assessed the university's past and potential helpfulness in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Economic Development, Higher Education, Program Development

Freeman, Donald J.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Presents findings from a national survey measuring the public's response to academic reform in secondary schools. Results show the public supports improvement of academic standards but also wants the existing structure and organization of schools to be maintained. Includes four tables. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Caffrey, John; Isaacs, Herbert H. – 1971
Models to assess the impact of a college on the local economy are examined. A primary objective was to derive equations for which data could be obtained from normal records kept by colleges, local governments, and businesses. The models, which are designed to be used by college presidents and their staffs, are linear cash-flow formulas, including…
Descriptors: College Students, Computation, Economic Factors, Expenditures
Osborn, Frances P. – 1986
An analysis of the current job market for students at Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, New York, was conducted to identify directions that would not only enhance MCC's contributions to the local community, but also to its students' future success. Job market data revealed the following trends: (1) the last decade has shown a profound…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Boughton, Roger W. – 1985
A study of rural community colleges in Minnesota and Michigan was conducted to determine to what extent the colleges were fulfilling their stated purposes, whether Minnesota's centralized state community college system is as responsive to community needs as Michigan's decentralized system, and the major criteria identified by community college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Osborn, Frances P. – 1986
A comparison of Monroe County projections of high school graduates and the March 1986 Rochester Labor Area Summary points to some excellent opportunities for marketing Monroe Community College (MCC). Projections of high school graduation rates show a 25% decrease in the number of graduates between 1989 and 1991, while the demand for entry-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment Projections, Enrollment, High School Graduates
Nettles, Saundra Murray; McHugh, Barbara; Gottfredson, Gary D. – 1994
This is the third report from the evaluation of the Multicultural Education Program in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), a major effort to address racial and ethnic diversity in a middle school. Section 1 of the report provides background on the multicultural education movement and the aims of the Pittsburgh program. Section 2 describes the status of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1985
This report provides institutional indicators for budget projections based on data on student characteristics, credit instruction and degrees, credit-free instruction, faculty, community use of facilities, and fiscal background for fiscal years (FY) 1980 through 1984. Part 1 provides data on enrollments by program type, gender, minority status,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Richardson, William M.; And Others – 1985
This eighth annual issue is one of two companion reports that provide comprehensive information about Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, for school system staff, the education board, county government, and public. This report offers general information and statistical data about schools, their staffs and students, and school…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, County School Districts, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Public Accountability. – 1986
This assessment of the second year of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 presents an analysis of information in six areas important to improving education. This trend information can be used to determine whether proposed benefits of the act are being realized. The first chapter reviews trends in student test scores and other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement