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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
This document summarizes major postsecondary education issues and school-to-work and youth employment programs for the Education Task Force of the U.S. Senates's Committee on the Budget, and is based on General Accounting Office (GAO) studies completed during 1990-1997. The discussion of postsecondary education issues centers around five themes:…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth
D.C. Kids Count Collaborative for Children and Families, Washington, DC. – 1997
This Kids Count fact book is the fourth to report on the well-being of children and youth in the District of Columbia. The report's Executive Summary presents overall findings, and the bulk of the report presents trends in eight areas: (1) economic security; (2) family attachment and community support; (3) child day care; (4) homeless children and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Hartsock, Marcia; Davidson, Dana; Greenfield, Theresa; Grogan, Beverley – 1997
This Kids Count report is the third to examine statewide trends in the well-being of Hawaii's children. The bulk of this statistical report is comprised of indicator results and is divided into four major sections: (1) family composition and resources, including children in poverty, children in single parent families, births to single teens, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, After School Programs, At Risk Persons
1995
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The statistical portrait is based on five general areas of children's well-being: family and community, economic well-being, health, education, and safety and security. The 26 key indicators of child well-being are: (1) family composition; (2) teen birth…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accidents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2001
Australia's apprenticeship system was examined in 11 individual research projects that focused on various aspects of the system, including the following: milestones in its development; its changing structure; its broadening occupational base and client base; characteristics of apprentices; completion and attrition rates; outcomes from traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Apprenticeships, Dropouts, Educational Change
Hanser, Lawrence M.; Robyn, Abby E. – 2000
In 1992, the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Education jointly developed the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Career Academy model, which provides a framework for implementation of an innovative vocational education program designed to keep dropout-prone students in school. The program, which combines military…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Career Academies, Career Education, Case Studies
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 1999
This Kids Count Fact Book is combined with the Families Count Fact Book to provide information on statewide trends affecting children and families in Delaware. The Kids Count statistical profile is based on 10 main indicators of child well-being: (1) births to teens; (2) low birth weight babies; (3) infant mortality; (4) child deaths; (5) teen…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 2000
This Kids Count Fact Book is combined with the Families Count Fact Book to provide information on statewide trends affecting children and families in Delaware. The Kids Count statistical profile is based on 11 main indicators of child well-being: (1) births to teens 15 to 17 years; (2) births to teens 15 to 19 years; (3) low birth weight babies;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Boeke, Kaye – 2001
This Kids Count report examines statewide and county trends in the well-being of Colorado's children. Indicators are presented in the general areas of demographics, abuse and neglect, child health, family issues, and teen issues. The statistical portrait is based on 16 indicators of well-being: (1) confirmed incidents of child abuse and neglect;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Romanoff, Becky – 2001
This Kids Count report provides statistical data on several indicators of child well-being in Newark, New Jersey. Indicators were grouped into seven categories: (1) Demographics (including population, registered voters, and income levels); (2) Family Well-Being (including residents serviced by Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), children in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Asthma, Birth Weight
Hart, Philip S., Ed. – Trotter Review, 2002
This theme issue contains papers on race and ethnicity in public education: "Introduction" (Philip Hart); "Toward Democratic Education: The Importance of Culturally Responsive Leadership in 21st Century Schools" (Donna M. Davis); "Improving the Selection Process for Identifying Gifted Ethnic Minority Children" (John Dillard and Nettye R. Brazil);…
Descriptors: Black Students, Child Development, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education
Cassatt, Susan – 1998
This Kids Count report is the sixth to examine statewide trends and county data on the well-being of Nebraska's children. The bulk of this statistical report presents findings on 32 indicators of well-being in 8 areas: (1) child abuse and neglect/domestic violence, including abuse fatalities and serious injuries; (2) early childhood care and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Support
Riley, Richard W. – 2000
The main theme of Richard W. Riley's speech is the importance of quality education to America's Latino community. The speech outlines a series of challenges for the 21st century: the promise of language and the need for Latinos to learn English with the aid of bilingual education; the need to meet increasing demand for quality teachers, especially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Culturally Relevant Education
Royce, Sherry, Ed. – 2000
This booklet contains profiles of nine outstanding adult learners from eight Pennsylvania counties who have been recognized for their educational achievements and for acknowledging the power of education in their lives and overcoming great personal difficulties to improve and enhance the quality of their lives and those of their families and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Sampson, Amy E. – 2001
This Kids Count Data Book provides state and regional trends in the well-being of Connecticut's children. The statistical portrait is based on 19 indicators of well-being: (1) children in families receiving welfare; (2) children receiving free or reduced-price meals; (3) high school employment; (4) births to teen mothers; (5) low birth weight; (6)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
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