Summarizes development of QUEST, a family of general purpose data handling computer programs which support existing curricula; demonstrates their usefulness for administrative recordkeeping and in elementary school history and geography courses for managing large amounts of data from varied sources (i.e., census materials); and compares QUEST with…

This report, based on data from U. S. Census Bureau, provides a first look at state trends in welfare policy. Data released by the Census Bureau in November 2001 provide the measures needed for a state-by-state examination of trends in the well-being of children and families. This study assessed changes over the past decade by comparing figures…

The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics that is designed to provide information on educational issues that can best be studied through contacting households rather than educational institutions. This report compares the information collected through telephone…

In 1987 the U.S. Census Bureau created a universe of private elementary and secondary schools for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This universe has been updated every 2 years through list frame updating and area frame updating. For the list frame updating, lists of private schools are obtained from various associations around…

This report describes the United States' Hispanic population in 2000, profiling demographic and socioeconomic characteristics such as geographic distribution, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of non-Hispanic whites, and because Hispanics are a heterogeneous group, variability…

In this lesson, students study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded. Learning objectives of the lesson plan are: (1) to gain experience gathering information from primary…

This introductory text describes the scope, concepts, sources, survey methodology, and limitations of the data. It also identifies other U.S. Census Bureau products that contain public education data. The tabular section contains 18 tables. Summaries as well as state-level detail are presented in Tables 1 through 10. Table 1 contains data for all…

Information gathered during the 1970 census reports on the changing economic and social conditions of U. S. blacks. Comparative data for blacks and whites is provided covering income, education, voter participation, housing, life style, and residence location. (Author/DN)

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the foreign-born population increased faster than the native population during the 1970s. Of the current total population (approximately 217 million) almost 12 million, or 5.4 percent are foreign born. Changes in the ethnic make-up of the United States are examined. (RM)

The author points out the wealth of material available to Social Studies teachers this year in particular, due to the information generated by the 1980 census. (KC)

Sketching trends in marriage, divorce, and children's lives, the author predicts that leading topics of family researchers in the 1980s will include family violence, the quality of marital and parent/child relationships, divorce and remarriage, fertility, dual career families, and family demography. Adapted from "The Wilson Quarterly," Summer…

Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Income and Education reveals societal patterns of language shift. The data can confirm the adequacy of theories of the causality of language shift. Examination of the data indicates geographic regions where language shift has occurred and is likely to occur. (PMJ)

Investigation of recent trends in education, employment, occupations, family income and personal earnings shows that gains made by blacks in the 1960's did not disappear. Indeed, racial differences attenuated in the lean 1970's just as they did in the prosperous 1960's. Despite these improvements, racial differences remain large and will not…

Discusses the changes in Massachusetts' racial/ethnic composition by focusing on the growth and geographical distribution of Latinos within the state. Also considers the census undercount of the Latino population in 1970, 1980, and 1990, as well as the growth of this ethnic group in the New England states. Discusses general policy implications.…

Reviews demographic data, highlighting changes in U.S. demographics from Census 2000 and other sources, and exploring the relevance for education, particularly teacher education. The paper notes that given the push for standardized test scores as educational reform, schools of education will eventually be held accountable for the knowledge and…