This report presents findings, in narrative and tabular formats, of the 1992-93 annual survey of foreign students in the United States based on data from 2,783 accredited institutions of higher education. Part I examines foreign study worldwide focusing on countries of student origin and leading host nations. The eight chapters of Part II examine…

Focusing on the period from 1990 to 1992, this articulation report provides information on students enrolled in Florida's State University System (SUS) who, prior to enrolling in their respective universities, attended one of Florida's 28 public community colleges. Following an overview of articulation in Florida, a series of 15 tables are…

The Vermont General Assembly mandated an evaluation of the regional library program of the Vermont State Department of Libraries. To carry out this charge, the department initiated a 14-month review of the program with three components: an internal review of library service, use, and costs; public library input derived from a detailed survey and…

Basic descriptive information is provided about the 100 largest school districts in the United States and its outlying areas during the 1990-91 school year. The 100 largest public school districts, representing fewer than 1 percent of all school districts, were responsible for educating 23 percent of all public school students. Characteristics…

This document is a compendium of reports prepared for presentation to each of North Carolina's 134 local school systems by the State Board of Education. Each report summarizes student performance in the system for 1989-90 in table and graph form and permits a comparison with student performance in preceding years. These reports satisfy a state…

This statistical report discerns and analyzes financial trends in Catholic secondary schools. The report is based on a randomly selected and stratified (by region and size) sample of 222 responding schools out of an initial sample of 500 schools. Characteristics examined include the grade composition, near-term plans, gender compositions,…

Projecting demand for vocational education teachers for a 5-year period has many methodological problems. For example, how does one define the "need for additional personnel" or determine the difference in demand for and supply of teachers? The demand figure changes drastically depending on how it is measured, while the supply changes…

This study examined scores from 133,906 operationally scored Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®) essays to determine whether the choice of composition medium has any impact on score quality for subgroups of test-takers. Results of analyses demonstrate that (a) scores assigned to word-processed essays are slightly more reliable than…

This is the second in a series of early estimates for private elementary and secondary education in the United States reported by the National Center for Education Statistics. These estimates are key statistics reported early in the school year and include the numbers of teachers and students in private elementary and secondary schools and the…

This report of statewide enrollments in Connecticut public schools based on enrollments through October 1988 includes projections for: (1) elementary; (2) middle/junior high; (3) high; (4) kindergarten, grade 8, and grade 12; and (5) racial/ethnic groups. Information on the following background factors are also included: (1) births; (2) high…

This annual report on a comprehensive 5-year program for the improvement of library services in New York State is intended to: (1) provide a benchmark for the continued planning, development, and evolution of library services in the state; (2) summarize the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of library services,…

This statistical factbook provides information on student demographics, employees, budget, organization, graduates, programs, enrollments, grants, and the foundation on Catonsville Community College (CCC). An additional section provides parallel information on Carroll Community College where available. The first section focuses on college data,…

Data on student enrollments in the 17 regional community colleges and state technical colleges in Connecticut are provided for fall 1989 and spring 1990. Introductory material highlights the following findings: (1) the combined community-technical colleges are the largest unit of undergraduate higher education in Connecticut, serving 48% of all…

Data are presented to allow comparisons of school districts on various characteristics that result from, or are closely connected with, education in South Carolina. This document presents 115 tables of ranked characteristics related to public education in South Carolina. The characteristics are arranged alphabetically by the 91 school district or…

This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 6-hour introductory module on statistical process control (SPC), designed to develop competencies in the following skill areas: (1) identification of the three classes of SPC use; (2) understanding a process and how it works; (3)…