This document presents narrative data, tables, and graphs on exceptional education students who exited school in Florida during the 1993-94 school year. The first section provides background information and describes the types of exit data collected from school districts and agency programs. Definitions of terms are also provided. The next three…

This report presents an analysis of graduation rates for the New York City public high schools for recent years. The analysis is based on cohort data published by the City Board of Education. Preoccupation with the dropout rate may obscure the more important fact that the graduation rate has not improved. The proportion of New York City public…

Four-year graduation rates by high school, district, county, and state were studied for Arizona in 1991, partly to establish a baseline from which to measure the effect of student retention programs. Members of the class of 1991 were identified as those who were first-time ninth graders in the 1987-88 school year. The median graduation rate was 72…

In 1989, a study was conducted at the University of West Florida (UWF) to explore the success rate of Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree recipients at the college. Although the AS and AAS degrees were originally designed as terminal degrees leading to immediate employment, recipients today are discovering that…

Four essays and associated introductory text constituting the proceedings of a symposium on dropout research issues are presented. The introduction by Glynn Ligon makes a call for considering what is known about dropouts, what is needed to be known about dropouts, and how these findings can be communicated to educators, the public, and lawmakers.…

In order to provide a longitudinal look at the characteristics of students earning the associate of arts degree (AA) at Los Angeles City College (LACC), selected statistics were gathered on LACC graduates over the 15-year period, 1964-1979, in terms of number of graduates, percentage of total enrollment, sex, those completing work in the spring…

Describes an intervention program (Understanding the University Experience) at Arizona State University for eighth grade Hispanic girls and their mothers with the long range goal of increasing the number of Hispanic women who attend college and complete baccalaureate degree programs and a shorter-term goal of preventing high school dropouts. (ABL)

This Institutional Effectiveness report for Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) offers statistics comparing PVCC's performance with that of the entire Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Highlights of findings included in the report are: (1) the student advancement rate (those who are still enrolled in PVCC, those who have…

This annual report presents data on public high schools in the New York City Manhattan Superintendency for 1999-00, focusing on: students (general education, special education, and English language learner (ELL) enrollment, ethnicity and gender, attendance, free lunch eligibility, suspensions, involvement in police department incidents, and recent…

This publication presents proceedings from the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) fall 2000 conference. The first general session presentation was "Through the Eyes of Children... Creating a Shared Vision of Education" (Don Suskind), and the second session was "Teachers and Administrators: Responsible for…

This digest examines the extent and nature of Hispanic college enrollment in comparison to that of other racial and ethnic groups. Patterns of college entry and participation are analyzed by nativity, ethnicity, and age. College completion data show that while roughly 10 percent of Hispanic high school completers finish their schooling with an…

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was created to address the unsatisfactory learning outcomes of U.S. students, especially minority and poor students who continue to perform at significantly lower levels than their peers. The NCLB requires states, districts, and high schools to take steps to ensure that all students meet high academic…

This document presents data on enrollment and graduation rates in U.S. undergraduate and graduate nursing programs in 34 tables. Data are based on a 1998 survey of 531 public and private universities and four-year colleges. Introductory information includes definitions of terms used in the survey, Carnegie classification definitions, and a…

This proceedings document is comprised of the 12 papers, panel presentations, and work shares presented at a 1997 conference on institutional research. The papers are: (1) "What Does Accountability in Higher Education Mean to You?" (William R. Dyson, Andrew G. De Rocco, John R. Doyle, and Merle W. Harris); (2) "The University of…

Examines the relationship between living environment and educational progress in a longitudinal study of 686 college students. Findings confirmed demographic differences and higher graduation rate; but an independent effect of residence hall living on educational progress was not confirmed. Transfer influences were also evaluated. (Author/JAC)