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Tindal, Gerald; Nese, Joseph F.; Alonzo, Julie – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2009
In this technical report, data are presented on the predictive and concurrent relation between various student demographic variables (gender, race/ethnicity, special education status, Title 1 status, English language learning status, and economic disadvantage) and three reading easyCBMs (passage reading fluency, vocabulary, and multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Fluency, Academic Achievement, Research Reports
Brown, Scott Campbell; Karchmer, Michael A. – Gallaudet Today, 1987
Demographic trends in hearing impairment include changes in number and proportion of hearing-impaired U.S. residents and changes in educational placement and academic achievement of hearing-impaired students. The article describes how these demographic trends affect Gallaudet University and the University's response through new programming. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Hearing Impairments, Incidence
Roderick, Melissa; Nagaoka, Jenny; Coca, Vanessa; Moeller, Eliza – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2009
This report examines the path to college for students in academically advanced programs-- graduates of Chicago's seven Selective Enrollment schools, those who completed International Baccalaureate programs, and graduates who had taken a sequence of at least six honors and two Advanced Placement classes. This report expands on the findings of…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, First Generation College Students, High Schools, Advanced Students
Cross, Kenneth D. – 1978
Current information on bicycle-safety education is provided for persons engaged in the development, evaluation, or use of bicycle-safety education programs and materials. Following an introduction to bicycle safety, section II provides a brief description of what is known about the size and composition of the U.S. population of bicycles and…
Descriptors: Accidents, Bicycling, Demography, Educational Objectives
Lazarus, Wendy; Gonzalez, Michelle – 1989
This report and briefing book aim to inform Californians about the condition of the state's children in 1989. An initial set of anecdotes about Californian children and parents is followed by an overview, which discusses characteristics of the state's children, accountability in regards to spending on children and measuring their success, reasons…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Costs, Decision Making
Ward, Howard W. – 1989
A study was conducted to determine whether the two-year college facilities and programs available to residents of Fauquier County in Virginia were adequate to meet their current and future needs. Lord Fairfax Community College and Germanna Community College, which share responsibility for serving this rural county, recently combined their…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Community Colleges, Demography
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1976
This report provides descriptive information for public officials and the general public about Maryland's public schools. It is the second report required by the Maryland Educational Accountability Act. This second report contains information about: the implementation of the Maryland Accountability Program on the State and local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis
Online Submission, 2005
In order to achieve the EFA (Education For All) goal agreed by participating nations at the Dakar World Education Forum 2000, The Lao government has undertaken various studies for its "National Plan of Action for Education for All." Lao is an inland mountainous nation with 49 ethnic groups. Such diversity makes the provision of social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Poverty, Economic Factors
Sussman, Susan B. – Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2003
This report describes a project originally intended to identify demographic patterns among adults with low literacy skills in each Canadian province. The project was carried out between March 2000 and June 2001 under the auspices of Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL). The project was based on the assumption that demographic information about…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Demography, Research Methodology