Data on 1990, 1991, and 1992 spending by the Department of Education and other federal agencies include dollar amounts of student assistance, graduate support, institutional assistance, bilingual education, library resources, aid to disadvantaged, education research and statistics, handicapped education, scientific research, health research and…

This study analyzed existing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and selected student background variables to answer the following seven questions about students planning to major in the humanitiess and related social sciences: (1) Have SAT and GRE scores for these students declined? (2) In what ways have…

Patterns of courses completed by high school students versus courses completed by college and postsecondary vocational/technical students were examined. Data were from the High School and Beyond Study, including the 1982 high school transcripte and 1987 postsecondary transcripts for 1980 high school sophomores. Students who graduated from high…