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Mills, E. Andrew; Thomson, D. Ross – 1986
A summary of results of a national survey concerning art education is presented in this document. Part 1 contains the National Art Education Association's goals for quality education and observations from the study. The goals state that: (1) all elementary and secondary schools shall require students to complete a sequential art instruction…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1990
Information is presented about education in North Carolina. Data are included in the following areas: (1) population; (2) enrollment and attendance; (3) faculty numbers and salaries; (4) general financial resources; (5) governmental revenue; (6) school revenue; (7) governmental expenditures and debt; (8) school expenditures; and (9) miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Michaud, Bob – 1994
After 3 years of dramatic gains, the average Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores for the Wake County (North Carolina) Public Schools stayed essentially level for 1994 graduates. The scores did reflect a one point drop in the average total score, which is not considered significant. The leveling off matches a similar trend for the entire state.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1994
The 1994 report is the fifth annual report of North Carolina Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results since special state reporting began in 1990. Information is available for the nation, the state, and the 119 school systems and 2 special schools in North Carolina. It is the third year that all SAT-takers previously had the opportunity to take the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Bellott, Fred K. – 1981
The relationship between declining scores on national standardized tests and grade inflation is explored. Grade inflation refers to the indicated measure of evaluation of student performance having higher placement than is usual based on the performances. Data for this study were taken from the American College Testing (ACT) Program Class Profile…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Zehnder-Merrell, Jane – 2001
This Kids Count data book for 2001 examines statewide and county level trends in the well-being of Michigan's children. The statistical portrait is based on over 40 indicators of well-being in the areas of: (1) economic security; (2) child health; (3) child safety; (4) adolescence; and (5) education. Introductory comments note the report's focus…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Zehnder-Merrell, Jane – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book for 2002 examines statewide and county level trends in the well-being of Michigan's children. The statistical portrait is based on the following: (1) demographics; (2) juvenile arrests; (3) teen births; (4) children of two working parents; (5) child care costs; (6) child care capacity; (7) children in subsidized child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Asthma, At Risk Persons
