The Atlanta Public Schools administers a systemwide achievement testing program annually to assess the academic progress of students enrolled in kindergarten through the eleventh grades. The California Achievement Tests (CAT) were adopted in 1980 for that purpose. The results of the 1983 administration of the CAT are reported in this document. A…

This document provides information on the status of 28 teacher education institutions in South Carolina. For each institution the information includes accreditation status, approved programs, school level, dates of approval and expiration, and level of degree offered. Information is also given on teacher certification requirements for the state,…

This survey was designed to provide specific information about the number of states that are involved in adopting statewide performance based education (PBE) standards for "basic" or "life" skills, the scope of PBE activities, and the states' perceived needs for further research information to assist in planning and…

This survey of the occupational education delivery services in Queens, New York, represents an initial step in the development of a borough-wide plan. The report provides a basis for assessing the potential training resources within the present school structure, as well as a detailed outline of the present scope of services. Elements which have…

This report examines occupational education in a New York City Borough with the purpose of providing an informational base for effective planning in this area. The study reviews population trends in the Bronx in general and in its high school population in particular. The types of occupational education available in the high schools of the Borough…

This report analyzes occupational education in a New York City Borough with the purpose of providing an informational base for effective planning in this area. After reviewing population trends in the Borough of Richmond in general, and high school population in particular, the study describes the variety of occupational education programs…

Basic skills achievement test results of pupils in the Philadelphia School District, based upon the February 1979 Philadelphia City-Wide Testing Program involving kindergarten through grade 12, are reported. The city and district performance distributions show the combined percentages of pupils in scoring within various national percentile rank…

Developed as an easy to use reference on test data for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), this report is divided into two sections: analysis of county data and analysis of school data. Features of the report are as follows: (1) a longitudinal analysis of performance of students tested in MCPS in 1976, 1978 and 1980; (2) school results broken…

This report presents an update and analysis of refugee and/or resettlement situations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Canada, and Latin America. Described are activities undertaken by the following refugee organizations: (1) the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); (2) the Intergovernmental Committee for…

This report on Alabama public and regional libraries and their services includes brief discussions of the year's state and federal aid, public library development, interlibrary cooperation, library automation, summer reading programs, services for the blind and physically handicapped, planning and research, library services to institutions,…

The document reports results of a survey involving 4,427 community residential facilities (CRFs) for mentally retarded individuals. The report is divided into four major sections: Part I includes a review of the status of CRFs prior to the 1977 survey; Part II describes the methods and procedures used in conducting the survey; Part III presents…

The booklet presents the reference tables for the Phase I Final Report on the Evaluation of the Process of Mainstreaming Handicapped Children Into Project Head Start. Data presented focuses on three areas: program-specific data on Head Start programs, child-specific data for sample handicapped children, and program-specific data on non-Head Start…

This report provides information on degree and certification programs offered and completions for fiscal year 1973-74 in North Dakota postsecondary education institutions. Information is categorized by program level and by type of institution. Cost information is included, but individuals reviewing these items are encouraged to contact the…

This study was designed to determine the current status of general instructional programs of physical education in four-year colleges and universities. Of the 1,143 questionnaires which were distributed, 69 percent were returned. A tabulation of responses to the questionnaire shows the following results: (a) 95 percent of responding institutions…

This summary of data on adult basic education has been compiled from annual reports filed with the U.S. Office of Education by each State, the District of Columbia, and participating outlying areas. The report presents statistics on adult basic education enrollments, student characteristics, completions, separations, teachers, classroom…