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Skinner, Rebecca R.; Loane, Shannon S. – Congressional Research Service, 2016
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was initially enacted in 1965 (P.L. 89-10). Since then, there have been 13 major reauthorizations of the ESEA, with the most recent reauthorization occurring in 2015 with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, P.L. 114-95). This report provides information on the votes taken in the House and Senate…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Legislators
EdChoice, 2021
This annual publication is designed to be a one-stop shop for all the existing research on private school choice in the United States. This year's edition is updated with the research published since the last edition. Since the first modern-day voucher program launched in Milwaukee in 1990, researchers have studied private school choice programs.…
Descriptors: School Choice, Private Schools, Educational Vouchers, Educational Change
EdChoice, 2022
This poll was conducted between February 12-February 15, 2022 among a sample of 2,200 adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Among the key findings are: (1) Education issues rank higher when it comes to voting…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Race
Hunt Institute, 2022
This report is the results of an online survey of likely 2022 voters, conducted August 30-September 12, 2022. The data show that voters and parents alike have a clear vision of their priorities for education and schools, school funding, and parental involvement. [This report was prepared with Lake Research Partners. For "Across the Aisle:…
Descriptors: Parent Surveys, Online Surveys, Parent Attitudes, Voting
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2013
The "North Dakota K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research, Inc. (BRI), measures North Dakota registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response…
Descriptors: Familiarity, School Choice, Opinions, Sampling
Baldassare, Mark; Bonner, Dean; Petek, Sonja; Shrestha, Jui – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey provides policymakers, the media, and the public with objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents. This is the 141st PPIC Statewide Survey in a series that was inaugurated in April 1998 and has generated a…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Public Opinion, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2013
The "Texas K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research, Inc. (BRI), measures Texas registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response levels and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Familiarity, School Choice, Opinions
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2011
The "Alaska K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research Incorporated (BRI), measures Alaska registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education issues and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions, School Choice
DiPerna, Paul – Foundation for Educational Choice, 2010
The core purpose of the Interstate Survey series is to survey statistically representative statewide samples and report the "levels" and "gaps" of voter opinion, knowledge, and awareness when it comes to K-12 education and school choice reforms--particularly with respect to state performance, education spending, graduation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Surveys, School Statistics, Educational Change
Gey, Fredric C.; And Others – 1992
This report presents demographic data on California's Latino population. Data sources include census reports from 1980 and 1990; the 1990 Annual Demographic File; the 1990 and 1988 Voter Supplements; and the 1988 Fertility, Birth Expectation, and Immigration Study. The report includes the following information: (1) general demographic statistics…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Citizenship, Demography, Educational Attainment
Matney, William C. Jr,; Johnson, Dwight L. – Crisis, 1983
A statistical overview shows improvement in income levels of married-couple families, educational attainment and enrollment, and home ownership among Blacks in the 1970s, but also reveals setbacks influenced by high Black unemployment, sharply increasing divorce and separation rates, and a rise in households maintained by females. (CMG)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black Family, Black Population Trends
World Eagle, Inc., Wellesley, MA. – 1987
It is important for students to have a feel for some of the key numerical and size characteristics of their country, and often graphic blackline masters permit easier, quicker learning than many chapters of text. For this purpose maps, tables, and graphs depicting various characteristics of the United States' population have been compiled in this…
Descriptors: Atlases, Charts, Crime, Demography
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. Center on the Family. – 1999
This report examines trends in the well-being of Hawaii's families during the 1990s. Section 1 provides an overview of several demographic characteristics of Hawaii's families, including mean age at first marriage, percent of marriages involving spouses of different ethnicity, percent of families with more than two generations in household,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attendance, Children, Chronic Illness
Llagas, Charmaine – 2003
This report examines the educational status of Hispanic Americans, presenting indicators illustrating recent educational gains and existing gaps. Data come from National Center for Education Statistics published reports as well as other federal agencies and organizations. There are four sections with eight chapters. Section 1, "Demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Adult Education, Adult Literacy