The document presents, in table form, data on the pre-center characteristics of 46 student families in the Mountain-Plains program in September and October 1974. The characteristics include: family demography, racial origin, educational level, previous training, average number and length of jobs, employment status, salaries and income, welfare and…

As part of its 6-year longitudinal study designed to assess the impact of Head Start, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has summarized and compiled tables of data collected on 16 of the 33 instruments administered to children in 1969 in three sites (St. Louis, Missouri; Trenton, New Jersey; and Portland, Oregon). Data from the parent interview and…

THIS STATISTICAL REPORT TRACES THE CHANGING PATTERN OF MIGRATION BOTH INTO AND OUT OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM ARE CITYWIDE DATA ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC MOVEMENT FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND ON THE MIGRATION BALANCE AS OF 1964. A SUMMARY POINTS OUT THAT THE TREND HAS BEEN…

To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…

The State of Washington ranks fifth nationally in total urban American Indian population. There were 13,126 Indian students enrolled in Washington public schools in school year 1972-73. Of all the racial groups in the State, Indians are the most socioeconomically disadvantaged on the basis of educational level, income level, poverty status, and…

This report presents data on the 1991-92 activities of New York State institutions regarding minority and disadvantaged student programs, enrollment, student financial aid, and expenditures. Sections report on Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) student profiles and eligibility, descriptions of campus programs, data on student achievement,…

This report presents a statistical look at the well-being of children in the state of Illinois, quantifying the problems confronting them and outlining steps that policymakers and service providers can take to improve the situation. The first part of the report summarizes the state's situation in the areas of education, health, special needs, and…

This study on malnutrition as a limiting factor in the development of education (and, hence, in socioeconomic development generally) was presented to the UNESCO Seminar on Education, Nutrition, Agriculture and Man. The paper reports on recent research showing that the development of the central nervous system in very young children (including the…