This volume of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) offers statistical data relating to 875 students with visual impairments (ages 13-21). The study design involved a survey of parents/guardians, examination of school records, and a survey of school programs. The 43 tables describe: youths' individual and…

This volume of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) offers statistical data relating to 1,688 students with hearing impairments (ages 13-21). The study design involved a survey of parents/guardians, examination of school records, and a survey of school programs. The 43 tables describe: youths' individual…

This volume of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) offers statistical data relating to 764 students with orthopedic impairments (ages 13-21). The study design involved a survey of parents/guardians, examination of school records, and a survey of school programs. The 43 tables describe: youths' individual…

This volume of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS) offers statistical data relating to 744 students (ages 13-21) with concomitant impairments, the combination of which causes such severe educational problems that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments…

In early 1990, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in response to declining enrollments, developed an affordable and locally effective geo-demographic cluster system for meeting the college's research and marketing needs. The system, dubbed "PG-TRAK," is based on a model developed 15 years ago as a corporate marketing tool, and involves…

This document is a collection of racial/ethnic data on the school population of New York State for l989-90. Such data have been collected annually since 1966 and are part of the State Department of Education's Basic Educational Data System. Table 1 gives racial/ethnic student distribution in the State's five major school districts (Buffalo, New…

A narrative account of the achievements of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) during the 1989-90 academic year is presented in this annual report, along with historical and current data on enrollments, programs, staff, and finances. Following an essay by the college president, Edward J. Liston, on the highlights of the past year, a…

In order to determine the length of time taken by graduates of Kent State University's Regional Campuses (RC) to obtain an Associate Degree, master records were analyzed for 91% (N=527) of the students who graduated in May 1990. The study considered the relationship between time to associate degree and such factors as campus attended, major,…

Compiling the results of a survey conducted in fall 1989, this report lists the annual salaries actually being paid to persons employed in 22 selected professional positions and 10 support positions by 1,072 public school systems for school year 1989-90. These data are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small school systems,…

The annual reports of Southwest Virginia Community College (SVCC) are presented for the academic years 1981-82 through 1988-89. These brief reports are generally similar in format, consisting of a list of state and local board members, a letter from the president reviewing the year's highlights, an instructional overview, and information on…

Statistical and financial data about public schools in Alabama for the academic year ending June 30, 1989 and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989 are presented in a series of tables divided into four sections. Section I contains tables summarizing information on the enrollment, attendance, and personnel of local boards of education and…

College preferences and choices of a sample of high-ability high school seniors applying to colleges in spring 1984 were studied to determine the award of no-need (merit) aid to the students and the degree to which such aid influences college choices, in relation to other factors. A multistage model of college choice behavior was employed that…

A report on pharmacy education in Florida and the United States and on Florida labor supply is presented. Overviews of the pharmacy profession and pharmacy education are also given, including the areas of history, careers, licensure, salaries, accreditation, curriculum, enrollment, degrees awarded, and tuition and fees. Information on the colleges…

This paper discusses recent efforts in the state of Michigan to maintain diverse, high quality course offerings in the face of declining enrollments. Following a brainstorming session to come up with ways for providing opportunities in such endangered subject areas as advanced languages, mathematics, and science, a Kent (Michigan) Intermediate…

To determine the effectiveness of the computer assisted instruction/computer management system (CAI/CMS) as an alternative to conventional methods of compensatory reading instruction, a cost benefit study evaluated elementary, middle, and high school reading programs in the Columbus, Ohio, school district. Analysis was based on cost outlay for the…