The Division of Science Resources Studies of the National Science Foundation (NSF) reports statistical data related to science and engineering for each state in the United States. This report contains an overview of data related to cumulative distribution of the United States research and development performance by state in 1995, the relationship…

This report is the first of several accounts reviewing the Phase II Study, including data on the Outreach Center Network formed by the Wyoming Community College System to provide services to counties without colleges. An Outreach Report Task Force was formed to consider the philosophical and practical aspects involved in assessing out-of-district…

This fact book presents comprehensive information on the 24 Florida four-year colleges associated with the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF), with data drawn primarily from the institutional surveys completed as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Introductory information describes the history of the…

In 1997-98, 1,421 students graduated from Pima Community College (PCC) in Arizona. Sixty percent of the graduates were female and 33% minority. More specifically, the graduate population was 24% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian American, and 2% Native American. There were 9% fewer total graduates in 1997-98 than in 1996-97, and compared…

The Child Care and Development Fund Program (CCDF) brings together four Federal Child Care Subsidy programs and allows states to design a comprehensive, integrated service delivery system to meet the needs of low-income working families. This fund assists low-income families and those transitioning off welfare to obtain child care so that they can…

This publication is intended to accompany the official cohort default rate notification letters sent to postsecondary schools each year and to be used by the schools in preparing materials used for appeals. The guide covers the Federal Family Education Loan Program and/or William D. Ford Direct Loan Program cohort rates and does not contain…

Structural changes that have taken place in Canadian families in recent decades are described in this booklet. Topical sections are as follows: (1) What Counts in Canadian Families (importance of (importance of family); (2) The Family--Variations on a Theme origins, family structure, seniors aged 60 and over, how lives are spent, religion); (3)…

This publication provides a pocket-sized compilation of statistical information on American education from kindergarten through graduate school. It is an easy reference for material found in greater detail in the 1993 editions of the "Digest of Educational Statistics,""The Condition of Education," and "Youth…

This set of tables examines self-reports of coursework taken by a national probability sample of eighth graders in public and private schools in the United States. Statistics were obtained from the base-year student survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). NELS:88 figures on eighth graders provide a baseline for…

School districts in South Carolina are ranked according to their 1990-91 average daily membership (ADM) from the 15-day attendance and membership report. Ninety-one geographic school districts are represented in addition to Palmetto Unified District, South Carolina Youth Services District, Felton Laboratory School of South Carolina State College,…

This computer file contains recent cross sectional data on adolescent fertility by state for 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980-85. The following variables are included: (1) births; (2) birth rates; (3) abortions; (4) non-marital childbearing; (5) infant mortality; and (6) low birth weight. Data for both teenagers and women aged 20-24 years are…

This computer file contains recent cross sectional data on adolescent fertility in the United States for 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980-85. The following variables are included: (1) births; (2) birth rates; (3) abortions; (4) non-marital childbearing; (5) infant mortality; and (6) low birth weight. Data for both teenagers and women aged 20-24 are…

This interdisciplinary guide to public policy for adult education has four objectives: (1) to provide both information about the supply of federal information on the topic and assistance with searching federal sources; (2) to build a basic understanding of federally produced information on an interdisciplinary topic; (3) to introduce the…

The Chapter 2 program, originally authorized as Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 and reauthorized as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1988), represents a substantial investment of Federal education funds to support general educational improvement. Funds are made available to states and local…

This report prepared for the California State Postsecondary Education Commission concerns base factor calculations for comparison institutions and study survey instruments. The report is divided into three sections. The first section, which comprises most of the volume, presents documentation for the calculation of space factors used in the…