This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for the eight grade by school category and, within categories, by school. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and systems more…

This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for the eleventh grade by school category and, within categories, by school. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and systems more…

This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for the fourth grade by school category and, within categories, by school. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and systems more…

The Education Improvement Act (EIA), legislated in 1984, was one of the steps South Carolina has undertaken to reform and improve its system of public education. The EIA contained provisions addressing seven major educational goals: (1) raising student performance; (2) teaching and testing basic skills; (3) elevating the teaching profession; (4)…

This manual develops an analytic model, based on historical materials, within which the past movement and present location of an individual school district in relation to desegregation can be charted. The use of the model is illustrated in depth by its application to the case of Riverside, California, a community which has developed a program of…

THIS STUDY-SURVEY TO DETERMINE HOW AVAILABLE AUDIOVISUAL (AV) RESOURCES ARE USED IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED AN EARLIER SURVEY WHICH INVENTORIED THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL, AV MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT (SEE ED 003 758). IN THE CURRENT STUDY SOME 11,000 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL IN 247 SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED BY MEANS OF QUESTIONNAIRE…

This State of North Carolina annual evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I is organized in eight parts. Part 1, "Basic State Statistics," includes information concerning the total number of operating local educational agencies (LEA) in…

In this book, the Committee on the Use of Volunteers in Schools presents an overview of volunteer activity in U.S. public schools. After an introduction in the first chapter, the second chapter provides a brief history of the organized volunteer movement. A mainly statistical profile of the use of volunteers comprises the third chapter. The fourth…

A FOLLOWUP SURVEY WAS MADE OF 238 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF VARIOUS SIZES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO SURVEY CHANGES IN THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES OVER AN INTERVENING 3-YEAR PERIOD. THE SURVEY EXAMINED NOT ONLY THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF CHANGE, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS ON CHANGE. FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADDRESSED…

This is the statistical and methodological appendix to a report on the first part of a two phase community action program (CAP) research project. Construction of variables is covered, with attention to changes in income and minority group composition of social service agencies, increased interagency cooperation, publicity, scope of service, social…

This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for grades 4, 8 and 11 by school system category and, within categories, by school system. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and…

Under the Navajo Emergency Education Program, launched in 1953, dormitories were built in towns near reservations and Indian children attended public schools under contractual agreements between the schools and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). In 1964 three BIA educators were designated to conduct an investigation of the program. The following…

A statistical report, comprised largely of six tables of school district data, is presented to provide an overview of the educational status of New York State-supported elementary schools and secondary schools for the 1989-90 school year. Tables include: (1) racial/ethnic distributions of enrollment, attendance rate, dropouts, youth at risk, and…

This report is an assessment of the events of the first year of operation of John Adams High School, Portland, Oregon. The primary goal of the school was to provide an educational experience relevant to the needs and interests of all adolescents, regardless of their intentions about pursuing further formal education. The report is oriented toward…

The New York State Education Department is legislatively mandated to present an annual report on education in the state, summarizing enrollment, academic achievement, student outcomes, and information about teachers and staff. As one part of the annual report, this document presents individual school district profiles largely for the 1988-89…