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Do Differences in School Quality Matter More than We Thought? New Evidence on Educational Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
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Jennings, Jennifer L.; Deming, David; Jencks, Christopher; Lopuch, Maya; Schueler, Beth E. – Sociology of Education, 2015
Do schools reduce or perpetuate inequality by race and family income? Most studies conclude that schools play only a small role in explaining socioeconomic and racial disparities in educational outcomes, but they usually draw this conclusion based solely on test scores. We reconsider this finding using longitudinal data on test scores and…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Educational Quality, Evidence, Educational Opportunities
State Data Exchange: 45 Years and Still Counting
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Data Exchange is a cooperative effort of the SREB and the statewide higher education governing and coordinating boards in the South. Founded in 1969-1970, it is one of the nation's oldest, most comprehensive sources of comparative data on public higher education. The Data Exchange annually…
Descriptors: Consortia, Clearinghouses, Regional Programs, Data Collection
State Data Exchange: 45 Years and Still Counting. 2013-14 Indicators Report
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles, and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states;…
Descriptors: Consortia, Clearinghouses, Regional Programs, Data Collection
Staffing Levels in the Dallas Independent School District
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Council of the Great City Schools, 2009
The Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) asked the Council of the Great City Schools, the nation's primary coalition of large urban school systems, to examine the staffing levels of the school system and determine whether the numbers of staff members employed were appropriate for a district serving as many students as…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Teacher Student Ratio, Teacher Placement
Baccalaureate Graduation Rates.
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1996
This report presents tables, graphs, and text summarizing baccalaureate graduation rates in Texas beginning with a cohort of first-time, full-time students who entered a public college or university in Texas in 1985. Graduation rates are typically described as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who earn baccalaureate degrees within 6…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Analysis
Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 1993. September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1993
This is a statistical report for the fiscal year 1993 for Texas public and independent institutions of higher education. Listed first are all institutions of higher education in the state including universities, health-related institutions, community colleges, senior colleges, and junior colleges. A section on enrollment offers data on 5-year…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Allied Health Occupations Education, College Credits, College Faculty