Increased educational resources at home and at school will improve student achievement, according to this study of third graders' reading and math scores in 384 New York State public schools. The factors tested included the school environment (teachers' years of experience and amount of graduate training, school size, the student-teacher ratio,…

The role of state licensing and approval agencies in providing information to educational consumers prior to their enrollment at an institution was addressed based on a survey of state licensing and approval personnel. Thirty-two states were examined, including officials who were involved in a licensing/approval of degree-granting and proprietary…

Types of degrees offered by Arkansas colleges and universities are described, and information on degrees conferred and output trends are examined. Data are presented from 1972-73 through 1979-80. In this time period, public institutions had overall increases of 15.3 percent in the number of degrees awarded, with the greater percentage of increase…

Fall 1980 on-campus enrollment data for public and private colleges and universities in Arkansas and comparative data for previous years are presented, along with a narrative description of the data. Information is presented on the following: fall on-campus headcount enrollment trends, on-campus headcount and average course load by student level…

This report contains tables and a narrative summary of significant findings from a study of participants in the adult education literacy program operated in the state of New York for the year 1979-80. Charts and tables provide data on nineteen aspects of the program. These are annual program goals, student demographic composite, unemployed…

Information on the geographic origin of fall 1980 first-time freshmen for both the public and private sectors of Colorado higher education is presented. Detailed data is also appended by institution and by county of high school. Among the findings are the following: fewer than one-third of the 1979 and 1980 Colorado public high school graduates…

A survey of attrition in professional special education personnel in Michigan was undertaken through an analysis of computer tape copies of the Michigan Professional Personnel Register and of the Teacher Certification Master File. Among findings was that the number of new positions continued to grow in assignments with mentally impaired, speech…

In response to a directive of the West Virginia Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Schools prepared this overview of student achievement in the state which reviews state level activities to enhance school conditions, and summarizes major recommendations for plans to improve student achievement. Indicators of schooling outcomes include…

This report provides fire departments, federal and state governments, and others active in the fire protection field with information which can be used to improve the efficacy and targeting of fire prevention programs. As a byproduct, it illustrates ways that state and local governments might analyze their own fire problems. The report describes…

Objectives, methodologies, and procedures for conducting a follow-up study of 1977-78 occupational program graduates of the Illinois community colleges are outlined in this handbook. One of three planned studies of former occupational students (FY1978 program graduates, FY1979 occupational skill completers, and FY1979 and FY1980 program leavers),…

In response to concerns about the role of the school counselor in guidance programs, the Maryland State Board of Education appointed a one-year task force to study the guidance programs in Maryland schools and to make recommendations for program improvement. The responsibilities of the task force were to: (1) establish state goals and objectives…

A survey of 220 randomly selected faculty and administrators at the 18 community colleges in Minnesota was conducted to determine: (1) the impact on the colleges of the Master Contract negotiated between the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association (MCCFA) and the Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges, and (2) faculty and…

The report is divided into two major sections: credit course enrollment (headcount) and degrees granted. The first section provides headcount enrollment data for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University of New York as well as system-wide data. Enrollment data is for the fall term of each year and is arrayed by…

An examination of the degrees of diversity in off-campus education in California is presented. An off-campus inventory, detailed questions, and questionnaires were sent to the public segments and central offices of the University and State University on a variety of topics including: curriculum; administrative mechanisms; procedures for hiring…

New Hampshire employers, expecially large employers, see a significant need for continuing education for their employees, according to a survey of 16,000 business, industry, and service organizations in the state. Of the 1,883 employers (12%) who responded to the mailed questionnaire and the 68 employers who were interviewed, 84 percent would like…