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Mind the (Other) Gap! The Growing Excellence Gap in K-12 Education
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Plucker, Jonathan A.; Burroughs, Nathan; Song, Ruiting – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2010
This report is intended to provide some preliminary excellence gap data and kick start the national discussion on the importance of excellence in the national and state K-12 education systems. After briefly summarizing recent literature on the excellence gap, the trends in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores along gender,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Quality, Role, National Competency Tests
Socioeconomic-Demographic Highlights of Hispanic Americans.
National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC. – 1982
Key socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of Hispanic Americans are summarized in narrative fashion in the first part of this report, while the second part contains charts and graphs. Hispanic subgroups dealt with are Latin Americans, Cubans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Subjects covered include their percentage in the total U.S.…
Descriptors: Age, Demography, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Hispanics in Wisconsin, 1980: A Chartbook. A Demographic Profile of the Hispanic and Total Population in Wisconsin. Population Series 80-5.
Basurto, Elia; And Others – 1985
Economic, educational, social, and housing patterns existing among the entire Hispanic population and among the different Hispanic heritage groups (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, etc.) in Wisconsin were examined using data from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. Data showed that of the 63,000 Hispanics living in Wisconsin in 1980, 65% were…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education