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Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
Each school year, the School Climate Survey is administered to gather information on the perceptions that students, their parents, and school staffs hold concerning their schools and their performance. In 2008-2009, the survey was distributed to approximately 90,200 parents, 54,200 elementary, secondary, and adult students, and 25,000 staff. In…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Public Schools, School Attitudes, Parent Surveys
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Chaney, Bradford; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The extent to which school buildings support education has been an important topic for policymakers. One issue is the physical condition of the buildings, particularly as school buildings age. Another is the ability of the buildings to accommodate shifts in the nation's population: some communities have experienced decreases in school-age…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Principals, Satisfaction, Public Schools
Lewis, Laurie; Snow, Kyle; Farris, Elizabeth; Smerdon, Becky; Cronen, Stephanie; Kaplan, Jessica – 2000
This report provides national data for 903 U.S. public elementary and secondary schools on the condition of public schools in 1999 and the costs to bring them into good condition. Additionally provided are school plans for repairs, renovations, and replacements; data on the age of public schools; and overcrowding and practices used to address…
Descriptors: Crowding, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Muraskin, Lana; Stullich, Stephanie – 1998
This study examined the benefits and drawbacks of using private and parochial schools to alleviate overcrowding in public schools. The extent of overcrowding in urban school systems; the amount of excess capacity in private schools; and the willingness of private schools to participate in a transfer program are explored. Program design,…
Descriptors: Class Size, Cooperative Programs, Crowding, Educational Demand
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report examines the severe overcrowding facing U.S. public and private schools in the next decade and the challenges for cities and the suburbs, the need for school construction and the nationwide effort to modernize schools, and the changing cultural diversity of these students. Enrollment statistics from 1970 through 2010 are provided along…
Descriptors: Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Crowding, Data Collection
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report examines the severe overcrowding facing U.S. public and private schools, the need for expanding pre-K opportunities, the policy implications these enrollments create, additional teacher requirements, and school construction levels. Enrollment statistics from 1970 through 2010 are provided along with comparative data on states, school…
Descriptors: Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Crowding, Data Collection