Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMAC™ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…

Truancy is well documented as an indicator of high risk for drop-out and failure to graduate, as well as a risk factor for delinquency. This report provides a snapshot of truancy in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) high schools and middle schools in 2010-11. School data on student absenteeism was combined with Census and crime data on…

This paper provides statistics on women and graduate management education for 2012. This paper contains two parts: (1) Women in the Business School Talent Pipeline; and (2) Women in Business. "Women in the Business School Talent Pipeline" discusses: (1) GMAT[R] Examinees; (2) B-School Demand from Younger Women; (3) MBA, Masters &…

Research on academic achievement has demonstrated the important role that teachers play in improving student outcomes and has also revealed wide variation in teachers' qualifications and experiences across schools. Schools serving low-income students in urban areas, for example, have fewer well-qualified teachers than schools in nonurban settings…

Public education matters, whether you're a student, parent, teacher, administrator, employer, or taxpayer. Although you undoubtedly know something about public education, you may be unaware of important facts about the U.S. educational system or may be surprised to learn how things have changed in recent years. This edition of "A Public…

This publication presents data in five tables from a survey of the 734 State University of New York (SUNY) instructional locations which offer credit courses away from main campuses. For the second year, the 1993-94 survey collected annual data rather than fall data as it had in the past. All tables in this publication pertain to 1993-94 data.…

This report is the first of several accounts reviewing the Phase II Study, including data on the Outreach Center Network formed by the Wyoming Community College System to provide services to counties without colleges. An Outreach Report Task Force was formed to consider the philosophical and practical aspects involved in assessing out-of-district…

Findings of the 1980-81 Enrollment Survey for the Professional Degree Programs in schools of pharmacy are presented, based on responses from 72 schools of pharmacy. Information is presented on: fall 1981 full-time enrollments in professional degree programs (final 3 years); fall 1981 full-time enrollments (final 3 years) contrasted with comparable…

Information on the earnings as of September 1978 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 117 of the 124 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the sum of the total compensation earned in 1978-79 by degree held, and…

Fall 1981 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of credit course students attending institutions of the State University of New York are presented. Student and institutional data elements include the following: student level (undergraduate/graduate); student load (full-time/part-time); permanent residence (for New York…

Information on the participation of black students in higher education during the 1970s is presented, with additional considerations discussed: demographic changes among black youth in the 1970s, trends in majors and degree completion, enrollment by type of institution, and school location. Findings for the early 1970s include the following: the…

Information about off-campus instructional locations of the State University of New York is presented, based on results of the Instructional Locations away from the Main Campus Survey, Fall 1986. An extensive table comprising more than one-third of the document lists each of the 411 instructional locations away from the main campus, providing…

Information on the earnings as of September 1982 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 124 of the 127 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1982-1983 by degree held, academic…

Information on the earnings as of September 1981 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 119 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1981-1982 by degree held, academic…

Information on the earnings as of September 1980 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 118 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1980-1981 by degree held, academic…