Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist…

Charter school authorizers play a crucial role in shaping the quality and availability of charter schools throughout Georgia. In partnership with the State Board of Education, state law allows local school districts and the State Charter Schools Commission to approve and oversee charter schools. While much is known about existing charter schools…

The "Personnel Development Program to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" is authorized under Section 662 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is known as the Personnel Development Program (PDP). The PDP is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Special…

The document presents tables showing participation in nationally sponsored Future Farmers of America (FFA) activities for the western, central, southern, and eastern regions of the United States in 1973-74. (BP)

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is the sole national organization that represents the institutional interests of university-based teacher education programs. Specifically, AACTE represents more than 770 schools, colleges, and departments of education and affiliate organizations that produce more than two thirds…

This article examines unionization among college faculty in 1994. Academic unions represented 242,221 professors in 1994, a growth of 3.2 percent over 1993, and there were 502 bargaining agents on 1,075 campuses throughout the United States. This increase can be attributed to three factors: (1) unions won 8 out of 11 collective bargaining…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is the sole national organization that represents the institutional interests of university-based teacher education programs. Specifically, AACTE represents more than 770 schools, colleges, and departments of education and affiliate organizations that produce more than two thirds…

This report on science and mathematics indicators is intended to assist state, national, and local policymakers and educators in making informed decisions. This report focuses on science and mathematics indicators at state and national levels. The indicators are intended for use by policymakers and educators to assess progress in improving…

The 2004 joint annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP) was held in Washington, DC during the weekend of February 18th-21st, 2004. This conference, held jointly for the first time this year, provided the over 300 African-American and Hispanic-American physics…

This document is the 1997-1998 annual performance report of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA), which was established in 1992 as a commonwealth statutory authority to advise commonwealth, state, and territory ministers on policies and mechanisms to help the vocational and training (VET) sector achieve a more national focus. Section…

In 1990, a survey was conducted of selected professional staff at 139 community, junior, and technical colleges nationwide to determine which national leadership/service organizations (NL/SO's) the colleges were affiliated with, to identify the NL/SO programs and services utilized by the colleges, and to evaluate those services. The survey was…

The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Arkansas edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies…

Subgroup B of the European Training Foundation's (ETF) Advisory Forum analyzed the role of the private sector in vocational education and training (VET) and focused on the role of the social partners in the transition process. A questionnaire on the role of social partners in the development of training in market economy was sent to 110…

This report presents detailed information concerning the member institutions of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), an organization which includes 41 privately supported historically black colleges and universities in the United States. Tables, graphs, and narrative are organized into sections on enrollment, admissions, degrees, faculty and…