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The Relationship between State Lead Agency and Enrollment into Early Intervention Services
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Twardzik, Erica; MacDonald, Megan; Dixon-Ibarra, Alicia – Journal of Early Intervention, 2017
Services offered through Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act improve cognitive, behavioral, and physical skills for children less than 3 years old at risk for or with a disability. However, there are low enrollment rates into services. Various Lead Agencies oversee services through Part C, and states determine…
Descriptors: Enrollment Rate, Early Intervention, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
Measurement of High School Equivalency Credentials in Census Bureau Surveys. SEHSD Working Paper Number 2012-3
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Crissey, Sarah R.; Bauman, Kurt J. – US Census Bureau, 2012
The Census Bureau has historically grouped high school diploma holders along with those who hold "high school equivalent" credentials. Among these is the credential earned through successfully passing the General Education Development (GED) test. Interest in identifying those with GEDs has recently increased, in part from debate within…
Descriptors: Credentials, High Schools, Educational Attainment, Census Figures
The Foreign Born with Science and Engineering Degrees: 2010. American Community Survey Briefs. ACSBR/10-06
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Gambino, Christine; Gryn, Thomas – US Census Bureau, 2011
This brief will discuss patterns of science and engineering educational attainment within the foreign-born population living in the United States, using data from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The analysis is restricted to the population aged 25 and older, and the results are presented on science and engineering degree attainment by…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Engineering Education, Science Education
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009. Population Characteristics. Current Population Reports. P20-566
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Ryan, Camille L.; Siebens, Julie – US Census Bureau, 2012
This report provides a portrait of educational attainment in the United States based on data collected in the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year estimates. It also uses data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) collected in 2009 and earlier, as well as monthly…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Gender Differences
Learning Apart, Living Apart: How the Racial and Ethnic Segregation of Schools and Colleges Perpetuates Residential Segregation
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Goldsmith, Pat Rubio – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background: Despite a powerful civil rights movement and legislation barring discrimination in housing markets, residential neighborhoods remain racially segregated. Purpose: This study examines the extent to which neighborhoods' racial composition is inherited across generations and the extent to which high schools' and colleges' racial…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Racial Segregation, Residential Patterns, Racial Composition
What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status in 2009. Household Economic Studies. Current Population Reports. P70-129
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Ewert, Stephanie – US Census Bureau, 2012
The relationship between educational attainment and economic outcomes is shaped by a variety of educational experiences, including field of training, length of time spent in school, and level of attainment. This report explores the relationship between educational attainment, field of training, and eventual occupation and earnings. The report also…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Educational Experience