The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. SSOCS collects extensive crime and safety data from principals and administrators of public schools in the United States. Data from this collection can be…

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 report uses data drawn from the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS:12), administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the U.S. Department of Education, to present an in-depth look at the career and technical education (CTE) teaching profession today. The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers and…

Is public education equitable and does it provide an equal opportunity to all children and youths? Equity in public school funding is a critical issue facing all communities and has been addressed by the courts in all but five states. A key focus is on funding gaps between rich and poor school districts. Recently, attention has turned to the…

Central to the debate over school choice has been the question of how public schools respond to market-based competition. Many choice advocates suggest that competition can spur public schools to become more effective and efficient, but the evidence regarding the effect of competition from charters is comparably sparse and mixed. This article…

Since its inception, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been committed to the practice of documenting its statistical methods for its customers and of seeking to avoid misinterpretation of its published data. The reason for this policy is to assure customers that proper statistical standards and techniques have been observed,…

This study was concerned with determining the validity of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) using the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (S-B), Form L-M as the validity criterion. The sample consisted of 724 students enrolled in 10 public school systems in northeastern Massachusetts. Using the Pearson-Product Moment formula a coefficient of…

Important because of implications for program planning, student costs, and state aid payments, this study projects New York State's public and private student enrollment from 1976 to 1990. The study reviews research procedures, statistical methods, and sources of essential information for predicting enrollment. Literature concerning enrollment…

This annual report describes the special education students, programs, funding, and special projects for the 2001-2002 school year in North Dakota. During the 2001-2002 school year, 13,997 students, ages 0-21, with disabilities received special education services in the state. Of these, 13,595 were served in public and private schools and 402…

Recommendations are made for data processing procedures for the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Common Core of Data survey program. Data are anticipated from about 16,000 local education agencies and 85,000 schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 7 territories. These recommendations concern editing and verification…

This report presents a detailed picture of trends in the segregation of Hispanic children in American urban public schools from 1970 to 1974. A companion volume reports on trends in black school segregation from 1970 to 1974. This volume shows both the broad regional and national trends of segregation of the nation's second largest minority group,…

The ranked lists of South Carolina school district and county data contain information that may be useful to local school authorities in interpreting, comparing, and evaluating certain aspects of their educational programs. The tables were prepared from data entered in the records of public information. Data include school enrollment, attendance,…

This publication offers interested citizens of California a brief analysis of the problems the State faces in financing its public school system, a brief presentation of general financing alternatives, and a look at legislative measures which have been proposed or are being proposed to implement these alternatives. The research that produced these…

This study further develops the Diagnostic Survey for Leadership Improvement (DSLI) and determines its reliability and validity. Split-half estimates of the DSLI's reliability were computed. These estimates came in terms of the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients that were then corrected by the Spearman-Brown Prophesy Formula. The…

VOLUME IV, A STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO AN EVALUATION REPORT OF NEW ENGLAND'S 1966 TITLE I PROJECTS, PRESENTS PROJECT DATA WHICH COMPARE THE STATES AND PROJECT TYPES. (LB)