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Flores, Stella; Southern, Kyle G. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2010
Using data from the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census from 2000 to 2007, we analyze the occupational distribution of Latino immigrants and their associated prestige ranking by degree status in comparison with U.S.-born Latinos. We find dramatic gaps in the occupational distribution and prestige rankings among Latinos with similar…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Immigrants
William O'Hare – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2011
This paper explores the nation's changing child population based on data from the 2010 census. While the number of U.S. children increased only slightly, the demographic shifts within the population were considerable. Some areas of the country (Nevada and Texas) and some demographic groups (including children of mixed race) grew significantly,…
Descriptors: Children, Population Growth, Population Trends, Census Figures
Frazer, Linda – 1990
The school-year and annual dropout counts for high schools in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District are summarized for the past 7 years, 1983-84 through 1989-90, and for grades 7 and 8 for the past 6 years. Also reported are the current status of entering ninth graders of 1983-84 through 1989-90, and of the entering seventh graders of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Cohort Analysis
Mason-Dorman, Cheryl; And Others – 1987
This report describes the dropout rate for the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District for the year 1985-86. All students eligible to drop out--those between 15 and 21 years old in grades 7 through 12 or in Special Education or ungraded equivalents--were identified (N=70,025). The number of dropouts--not including runaways or those whose…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Asian Americans, Black Students, Dropout Rate
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1986
April 1986 marked the sixth year of the statewide testing program in reading, language, and mathematics mandated by the Arizona legislature. For 1986, the Arizona State Board of Education adopted three tests to fulfill the legislative mandate: the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (grades 1 through 8); the Stanford Achievement Test (grade 9); and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, Deborah J.; Wilson, Reginald – 1993
This report provides an overview of the latest available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation and enrollment trends, and degrees conferred. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Educational Statistics. The report also includes a special focus on state…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1990
The numbers and status of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) are described for the 1989-90 school year. During that year, 4,494 LEP students were served by the AISD schools: 3,481 elementary school students, 531 middle/junior high school students, and 482 high school students. The LEP…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Carter, Deborah J.; Wilson, Reginald – 1994
This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation and enrollment trends, and degrees conferred for the period 1972-1992. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The report also includes a special…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Students
Carter, Deborah J.; Wilson, Reginald – 1995
This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation, college enrollment, degrees conferred, and employment in higher education for the period 1973-1993. Major data sources were reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans
Carter, Deborah J.; Wilson, Reginald – 1996
This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation, college enrollment, degrees conferred, and employment in higher education for the period 1974-1994. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans