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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2013
Benchmarks: WICHE Region 2012 presents information on the West's progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities. To establish a general context for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Population Growth, Family Income, High School Graduates
Pandya, Chhandasi; McHugh, Margie; Batalova, Jeanne – Migration Policy Institute, 2011
The number of US residents who are deemed to be Limited English Proficient (LEP) has increased substantially in recent decades, consistent with the growth in the US foreign-born population. While many LEP individuals are still attracted to the historic immigrant-destination states of California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Illinois,…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Limited English Speaking, Immigrants, Spanish
DeBaun, Bill – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012
For most of the last sixty years, the United States has labored to provide a quality education to "all" children, regardless of their skin color or socioeconomic status. This struggle for equity in education has seldom been linked to America's position as the world's economic powerhouse and leading producer of college-educated individuals.…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Quality, Educational Attainment, Achievement Gap
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
Whether in flight from conflict, with the hope of building a better life, or to seize a social or economic opportunity, people have been crossing borders for as long as there have been borders to cross. Modern means of transportation and communication, the globalisation of the labour market, and the ageing of populations in OECD (Organisation for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Achievement Gap, Migrant Children
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (NJ1), 2010
Public school enrollment has fallen in most districts in Cuyahoga County, consistent with the overall population loss. The largest decreases of more than 30% have been in Cleveland and East Cleveland districts. Several inner ring suburbs have also experienced large declines, while a few outlying suburbs show increased enrollments. High school…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Enrollment, Declining Enrollment
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2010
The labor force is the number of people aged 16 or older who are either working or looking for work. It does not include active-duty military personnel or institutionalized people, such as prison inmates. Quantifying this total supply of labor is a way of determining how big the economy can get. Labor force participation rates vary significantly…
Descriptors: Labor Force Nonparticipants, Race, Females, Population Growth
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2010
This report contains and analyzes statistical information about the financing of California postsecondary education from the 1965-66 fiscal year through 2010-11. CPEC (California Postsecondary Education Commission) compiles, analyzes, and disseminates this information to provide policymakers with comprehensive and comparable financial data that…
Descriptors: Profiles, Higher Education, Research Reports, Educational Finance
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2006
This paper provides background information for a Commission discussion regarding the challenges that community college districts confront when trying to serve rural and remote communities. The paper describes the dynamics of statewide and regional population growth occurring in California and an overview of program-based funding--the budgetary…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Rural Areas
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2008
This report contains and analyzes statistical information about the financing of California postsecondary education from the 1965-66 fiscal year through 2008-09. In addition, there is information on California public elementary and secondary education financing as well as State government in general. The Commission compiles, analyzes, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Full Time Equivalency, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance
Irwin, Paul M. – 1992
This analysis provides a statistical overview of appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and its predecessor agencies. The report places ED funding in perspective with other types of federal funding and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), makes adjustments for inflation, and compares education expenditures from federal, state, and…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Bouvier, Leon F.; Martin, Philip L. – 1987
California's population will increase more rapidly than the United States population as a whole, as immigration plays a larger role in population growth and California accepts over one-third of all immigrants to the U.S. The state's population will also change as it is becoming older and more ethnically diverse. As this report shows, these changes…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
American Council of Life Insurance, Washington, DC. – 1979
Sixth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statistical information of direct concern to life insurance executives, this report deals with Blacks and Hispanics in the United States. It can be used in the design of new products and services to meet changing consumer needs, the selection of new markets and marketing strategies, the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Family Income
American Council of Life Insurance, Washington, DC. – 1982
Ninth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statistical information of direct concern to life insurance executives, this report deals with senior citizens, defined as persons 65 years and over. Examined are social and economic characteristics. Trends in the older population's growth, morality, educational attainment, residence, living…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Income, Labor Force
Berry, E. Helen; Kirschner, Annabel – 2002
Between 1990 and 2000, the Hispanic population of the West increased by 54 percent, compared to a 13 percent increase for non-Hispanics. The Hispanic population now represents 25 percent of the West's population, up from 19 percent in 1990. This information brief describes the increase in Hispanic populations in the West from 1990 to 2000 and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
American Council of Life Insurance, Washington, DC. – 1981
Eighth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statistical information of direct concern to life insurance executives, this publication contains a profile of the U.S. population for the 1980s and beyond. Tables of data and an analysis are provided. Topics covered include population growth, age and race, residence, households,…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Employment, Family (Sociological Unit), Futures (of Society)
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