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Download full textComprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1989
A survey was conducted to learn more about the population of immigrant amnesty applicants in California, which comprises 55% of the population nationwide applying for legalization through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Findings are reported separately, in most cases, for immigrants who have resided in the United States since…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Compensatory Education Section. – 1975
This document, presenting a statewide racial and ethnic survey by determining the distribution and composition of student enrollments and school personnel in local districts, is said to represent the most comprehensive effort attempted by Oregon's Title IV Unit, whose purpose is said to lie in improving the quality of services to target clients,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Black Students
Wright, R. Dean; Wright, Susan E. – 1993
This summary report provides a brief overview of the definitions, methodologies, and findings related to the census of homeless persons conducted in Iowa in 1992. Definitions provided by the McKinney Act and the Department of Education, and the definition used for the Iowa study are included. Questionnaires were administered to school personnel,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Children, Community Programs, Demography
Hoegl, Juergen – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of early childhood education (ECE) for children whose proficiency in English is limited. Specifically, the paper (1) defines the basic characteristics of limited English proficient (LEP) children; (2) discusses educational risk factors and preschool enrollments of LEP children; (3) presents the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Demography
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1981
In 1980 the federal government mandated that assistance be given states to conduct systematic assessment of current practices in Title XX funded day care programs and that a summary report of this assessment be provided to Congress. Assessment findings are given in this document. Overall, provider practices exceeded state licensing standards and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Demography, Early Childhood Education
Berube, Barney – 1999
The report provides both statewide and school district summative data concerning language minority (LM) student demographics in Maine. Statewide data include a demographic overview, annual LM enrollments, high-concentration LM areas, distribution of minority languages, by language or language group, number of Maine public schools enrolling…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
