The purpose of this report is to assess the student's satisfaction with the college's academic offerings, services, facilities, policies, and practices in Waukesha Technical College and the results may be used to guide college wide and department improvement efforts. The questionnaire was administered to students in 125 courses and 1,451 forms…

This profile, the 27th in a series initiated in 1975, is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. The purpose of this book is to provide general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the North Carolina General Assembly. Tables with statewide data are presented in part 1…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 2000-2001 school year. It provides readers with the basic information needed to examine differences in size, wealth, ethnic composition, and academic achievement and to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of public school districts in Texas. This Snapshot…

This policy brief summarizes the full report [ED468840], which describes a study that evaluated whether smaller school districts, as a result of their higher costs per pupil, experienced greater hardship in the areas of infrastructure, resources, and staffing. The policy brief reports on the results of a survey that was administered to the…

The use of statewide tests of student achievement as one component of accountability are certainly not new. An increasing number of states have mandated statewide testing through legislation aimed at tying financial incentives to a variety of accountability indicators including student achievement. These initiatives have generated several side…

This is the second publication in the series that provides information about education in the new South Africa. Educational data were collected by the new nonracial education departments in each of the nine provinces. Because of the difficulties of gathering information on the new systems, no evaluation of the educational progress made by…

In 1991, the first data-based analysis of the condition of public education was published, countering a prevalent view that the U.S. education system was verging on collapse. Subsequent reports followed, seven of which appear here. The reports contend that schools are about as effective as they have even been--although the population they serve…

This statistical profile is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. This is the 25th edition of the publication. The purpose is to provide general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the General Assembly. The profile includes information on public school students,…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1999-2000 school year. It provides readers with the basic information needed to examine differences in size, wealth, ethnic composition, and academic achievement and to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of public school districts in Texas. The…

This profile is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. This is the 26th edition of the publication. The purpose of the book is to provide general statistical data to the public, professional educators, and the General Assembly including information on students, personnel, and finances.…

This "Profile" is a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools. It is the 28th edition of a publication initiated in 1975. The book provides general statistical information to the public, professional educators, and the North Carolina General Assembly. The profile contains information on…

This publication reports on an annual survey, conducted by the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS), of state financial data that is part of the Common Core of Data. The report presents state-level analyses of revenues and expenditures for the 1997-98 school year for grades prekindergarten through 12 in public schools in the 50…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1998-1999 school year. It provides the basic information needed to examine the differences among school districts and to assess their relative strengths and weaknesses. "Snapshot '99" begins with an overview of education at the state level, followed by the…

This publication presents information on school statistics for South Dakota and its 176 school districts. Just over half (50.9%) of the state's schools have 1 to 100 students, and only 6.7% enroll more than 500 students. The 1997-98 state enrollment of 132,024 represents a decline from the enrollment of 134,052 in 1995-96. State summary…

This publication provides a detailed look at public education in Texas for the 1997-98 school year. Published annually since 1987-88, "Snapshot" presents a broad range of information about the state's 3,891,988 students, its teachers, and its schools. It begins with a statistical overview of education at the state level. This overview…