In Spring 2004, students in grades 3, 5, and 8 took Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) in reading, mathematics, and writing. Students in grades 4 and 7 took ISAT tests in science and social science. Grade 4 and 7 students also participated in statewide studies in fine arts and physical development and health. ISAT measures the extent to…

Preliminary data for 2003 from the National Center for Health Statistics show the teen birth rate continues to decline, reaching historic lows for teens in each age group. The 2003 rate of 41.7 births per 1,000 females 15-19 was 33 per cent lower than the 1991 peak rate of 61.8. The 2003 birth rate for teens aged 15-17 (22.4) was 42 per cent lower…

As the world's richest country, the U.S. is far more able than most countries to abolish its poverty. (DM)

A placement director reports his track record for political science doctoral candidates. Procedures and problems for a two year time period are analyzed. Speculation on the future job market is offered. (KM)

Genealogical properties refer to those etymological properties which underlie such classifications as inherited, borrowed, on internally created words. (DD)

The library profession must begin to develop some meaningful and usable measures or indicators of how well libraries serve the taxpayers. It is the thesis of this article, that we do not now have any parameters that will enable us to evaluate the effectiveness of library services. (7 references) (Author/NH)

Contains the statistical results of a study designed to analyze selected characteristics of industrial technology teachers. (GR)

Although average annual earnings of blacks are considerably lower than those of whites, the earnings distributions have large overlapping areas. (Editor)

Discussed are three problems for clinicians to consider when using temporal integration data for diagnostic purposes with the aurally handicapped. Problems stem from evidence that integration time depends on frequency, that an individual can vary considerably on repeated measurements, and that integration time can differ with different…

Negro migration patterns between 1955-60 appear to have been influenced by income, welfare payments, past employment growth, and population size, but not by unemployment. (BC)

A discussion of the problems in collecting statistical data for public libraries which were revealed in the "Survey of Public Libraries Serving Areas with at least 25,000 Inhabitants - Fiscal year 1968, conducted by the U.S. Office of Education. (JB)