The FY 2007 Educational Facilities Master Plan (Master Plan) and FY 2007-2012 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) reflect the adopted actions of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Council and integrate the facilities planning process with the annual capital budget and the six-year CIP. The CIP is developed in accordance with the Board of Education…

The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) College As A Bridge to High School Graduation (Terry Cash); (2) 2005 NDPN Crystal Star Awards of Excellence; (3) Mott Middle College (Chery S. Wagonlander); (4) Gateway to…

This report includes data from 14,056 public high schools for the school year ending in 1922. Of this number, 387 are junior high schools, 1,088 are junior-senior, and 91 are three-year senior high schools. An increase in enrollment of 372,287 pupils is reported, bringing the total to 2,229,442; of this number 35,731 are colored, this group making…

Reports made to the Office of Education by State departments of education show an enrollment of 21,278,593 children in elementary schools during 1929-30. Between two and three million other children attend private elementary schools. Estimates for the year 1929-30 put the total private elementary school enrollment at 2,255,430. The Department of…

This bulletin contains a report of 89 land-grant institutions for the year ended June 30, 1949. A preliminary report giving selected data from those institutions that had reported at that time was prepared and distributed at the meeting of the Association of Land-grant Colleges and Universities in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 25-27, 1949. The…

The growing consciousness on the part of adults that they should continue their education is revealing itself by a general and growing interest in the public evening schools. There are those who think that this movement is one of the most important for race betterment that the world has ever known. It is but natural that taxpayers who have…

This report describes efforts to create and test variables measuring students' high-school coursetaking in mathematics, foreign language, and science, using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) NELS:88 transcript file (National Center for Education Statitstics (NCES) projects 1.2.4.13 and 1.2.4.39). The first project…

AISD's Project ADVANCE (Assess, Decide, Visit, Apply Now for your College Education) received $994,775 from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF) to support college and career preparation efforts in all 12 district high schools. During the 2005-2006 school year, the Project ADVANCE staff at each campus worked with high school students and…

The federal role in the support of graduate work and research in the fields of humanities, science and the arts is discussed. The pool from which graduate students are selected has been falling in most doctoral programs. One reason for this decline is the decreasing availability of jobs for graduates. (MLW)

Explains the Ugandan's legendary desire for education that has caused consistent growth of the country's educational system despite a breakdown of legal authority in the 1970s and the ensuing economic uncertainty. Describes enrollment patterns; the demand for education; and educational administration, finance, equity, and quality from 1971 to…

Discusses Bathurst Heights (Toronto) Secondary School's unique daytime program for undereducated adults. Reports 800 adults in a school population of 1,600; 400 of these adults are in mixed-age classes. Notes availability of day care and full-time municipal social worker services. Finds school has rebounded from a severe enrollment decline. (BRR)

Presents available but incompatible national, state, and institutional data regarding patterns and trends of enrollment/access, retention/attrition, and achievement/completion of Chicano students in community colleges and universities in Texas and California. Includes policy recommendations regarding the collection, analysis, and dissemination of…

As secondary school enrollment declines in Great Britain in the 1980s, local education authorities will face problems in deciding which schools and/or programs to cut. School districts must recognize that, whether they like it or not, parents will have an increasing impact on decision making. (IS)

The concept of international cooperation for educational development is exemplified in the Asian Institute of Technology, unique in its international funding base, faculty recruitment, and student enrollment. It is in Australia's best interest to participate more in higher education in Asia and the Pacific through faculty exchange and increased…

Changes in faculty and students, the dichotomy between "liberal" and "useful" education, and ways to modify the curriculum and disseminate results are among areas considered. (MSE)