Compares 1981 and 1982 national data on numbers of microcomputers in schools and school districts, including by district poverty level. Describes computer uses in instruction, management, and computer literacy in 13 districts in eight states--New York, Maryland, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, Arizona, and California. (RW)

This statewide survey (parelleling a 1983 study) was conducted by the Oregon Department of Education in 1985 to assess the status of microcomputer usage and instructional microcomputing in the public schools of the state. A total of 1,181 principals responded to the mailed questionnaire for a response rate of 96% as opposed to 90% in 1983. The…