This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) First Look report introduces new data for the universe of public elementary and secondary schools and agencies in the United States in school year (SY) 2015-16. Specifically, this report includes statistics that describe the following: (1) the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary…

The "Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Almanac of Post-Secondary Education in Canada" is a source for the most current statistical information available on post-secondary education in Canada. The Almanac provides statistics on the following: (1) university and college finances; (2) academic staff salaries and gender; (3)…

This National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) "First Look" report introduces new data for the universe of public elementary and secondary schools and agencies in the United States in school year (SY) 2014-15. Specifically, this report includes statistics that describe: (1) the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary…

This quantitative description of the current state of American education includes discussion of enrollment in educational institutions by level of instruction; elementary and secondary pupil-teacher ratios; estimated educational expenditures by source of funds; and numbers of diplomas and degrees earned. (SK)

Describes study to determine whether students in graduate seminars participate more in student-led discussion groups than in teacher-led discussions. Results show that student-led portions of the seminar had higher rates of responding by more than a two-to-one margin. (KC)

Teacher effectiveness literature has supported the contention that a recurring theme in examining the qualities and attributes that constitute effective teachers is the use of humor in the classroom. However, most of the research did not appear to consider the potential differential effects on the students' perceptions of teachers' use of humor…

Registration data for students enrolled in regular credit classes at six Hawaii community colleges during Fall 1980 were examined to measure instructor workload in terms of class size, average semester hours taught, and the average hours in contact with students. Major findings reveal that, during Fall 1980, 19,359 students were enrolled in 2,837…

This study presents forecasts of primary and secondary school enrollment in Bophuthatswana, South Africa up to 1983. Examined are implications of population growth on teachers, classrooms, and general expenditure. Purposes of the study are to estimate (1) future demand for education on the basis of expected enrollment, (2) teacher needs if…

This report is designed to supply school management with data for the school year between the regular biennial reports, the last of which was published for the school year 1977-78. The school staffing ratio data included here are intended as a supplemental update of the 1977-78 report and should be used in connection with that report, which…

This publication is the fifth annual statistical report on pupils and staff members of local school systems throughout the United States. The data presented here were current as of fall 1971, and were collected from a representative sample of 2,551 local public school systems from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Most of the information…

"Projections of Education Statistics to 2023" is the 42nd report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary degree-granting institutions. This report provides revisions of projections shown in Projections of Education Statistics to 2022 and projections of enrollment, graduates,…

The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) Comparing Kansas report data provides information related to the Kansas State Board of Education's Kansans Can outcomes and the "Rose Capacities" identified by the Kansas Supreme Court as a standard of constitutional funding and adopted as educational goals by the Kansas Legislature. It also…

The ratios of Weekly Student Contact Hours (WSCH) to faculty Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) for all community colleges in California are presented. Table 1 ranks WSCH/FTE ratios for the years 1974 through 1976 and indicates that a pattern among the community colleges exists in terms of their highest ratios (statewide mean, 515.6) and lowest ratios…

In 1988, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) developed a private school data collection that improved on the sporadic collection of private school data dating back to 1890 by developing an alternative to commercially available private school sampling frames. Since 1989, the U.S. Bureau of the Census has conducted the biennial…

Text and tables of national elementary school trends illustrate that private elementary school enrollment comprised 11 percent of national elementary enrollment in 1970 and is expected to peak at 12 percent in 1987. Catholic elementary enrollment in 1965-66 was 89 percent of the private school enrollment, but by 1978-79 the figure had declined to…