This report describes the most current state and district suspension rates, and covers both trends and racial disparities in the use of suspension in California. A spreadsheet accompanying this report enables any reader to find their own district's most recent disaggregated data, as well as three-year trends for out-of-school suspensions, all of…

This article examines the development and growth of professional doctorates in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It provides an overview of the development of the doctoral degree from its establishment at the universities of Paris and Bologna, and highlights the emergence of new forms of doctorates that have challenged the…

This dissertation examined the impact that Proposition 227 had upon the identification and placement of English language learners in Special Education programs in small, necessary Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) in the state of California. Furthermore, this dissertation studied the practices and strategies used by small, necessary…

Increasing the participation of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 "Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education". The minority groups defined by the plan are:…

This report contains statistics of public and of private kindergartens for the school year 1923-24. Increases appear in the number of kindergartens, number of teachers, and in the number of pupils enrolled, over those reported in 1922. The largest increase is in California, where the kindergarten enrollment increased 29 percent during this…

This report contains the responses of the constituent institutions of the State University of New York to library questionnaires distributed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and by the New York State Education Department, for Fall 1978 and Fall 1979. Included in the statistical tables are data on library collections, staff, and…

Four charts developed by Market Data Retrieval, Inc. present information about public school enrollment in 1993-94 in comparison with enrollment in 1994-95. The first, "Public School Enrollments," compares total state enrollments for both years in alphabetical order and in descending order by variance, from Texas to Louisiana. A second…

This 1974-75 annual report of the Utah State Board of Regents covers: (1) role and curriculum studies; (2) cooperation with WICHE; (3) veterans approval program; (4) statewide educational television; (5) degrees conferred; (6) degrees conferred comparative chart, 1967-68 with 1974-75; (7) appropriation comparative chart, 1966-67, 1974-75; (8)…

Sixteen tables and four graphs present data concerning enrollment trends since 1960 in non-public schools in Delaware as of September 1990. Figures are included for schools with religious affiliations and for independent private schools. The total non-public school enrollment in Delaware in September 1990 was 22,353. Eighty-eight percent of these…

The collection of dropout statistics is discussed from the perspective of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The NELS:88 follows a cohort of 1988 eighth graders over time and is designed to provide trend data about transitions experienced as students progress through the educational system. Dropout statistics are provided…

The two reports compiled here are intended as aids in evaluating and planning future educational efforts for handicapped students in New Jersey. The reports include a census of handicapped pupils, their programs, the service delivery personnel and special education due process cases for the 1980-81, 1981-82, and 1982-83 school years. Each report…

The National Center for Education Statistics has tabulated common library data elements and then related them to relevant institutional variables to provide the first analysis of college and university library trends in over a decade, and to supplement annual biennial reports of academic library statistics. Seven surveys provided the information…

This report covers the headcount enrollment and degrees granted from the State University of New York. The enrollment figures are taken from the fall semester enrollment survey. Degrees granted include all degrees granted over a 12-month period, July 1-June 30. The figures present a profile of enrollment and degrees granted for the State…

This report presents tables showing statistical data on enrollment, degrees, conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The tables are intended to depict characteristics of West Virginia's 25 colleges and universities, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth, and progress in such…

This report presents data on enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The data tables examine the characteristics of the 26 institutions in West Virginia's university and state college system, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth and progress in such areas as…