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Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1996
This guide, which is intended for classroom teachers, supervisors, and administrators throughout Alabama, contains the minimum required content (core program) for public school instruction in health care science and technology education in grades 7-12. Presented first are the following: content and conceptual framework of Alabama's health care…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Experience
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1995
In 1988, the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation that moved the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) from ninth to eleventh grade. This test of basic skills in reading, mathematics, and writing will be a graduation requirement for all students in New Jersey who enter high school on or after September 1, 1991. In October 1994 the test was…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Exit Examinations, Grade 11, Graduation Requirements
Goertz, Margaret E. – 1988
This report provides updated information on state standards in the 1986-87 school year. Each state was sent its previously compiled 1984-85 profile for review and revision. Responses were received from 48 of the 50 states, and data from the 1984-85 profile were used for states that did not respond. The first part of the report summarizes the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Quality
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Burke, Joseph C. – 1997
In two separate articles, this report compared indicators of performance-funding programs for 2-year and 4-year public colleges in eight states. It examined indicators accepted or proposed in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It was found that states had as many as 37 and as few as 9…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Financial Support
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. Assessment and Evaluation Unit. – 1995
The State Department of Education is releasing the domain specifications of the New Mexico High School Competency Examination (NMHSCE) for educator use because the Spring 1996 administration of the test will be in a different form. The NMHSCE is a high school graduation requirement in New Mexico. It assesses students' competence in writing,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competence, Constructed Response, Curriculum Development
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1993
Beginning in February 1994, twelfth-grade students who have passed the Ohio Ninth-grade Proficiency Tests in all areas will take the Twelfth-grade Proficiency Tests in writing, reading, mathematics, and citizenship. This fact sheet describes the Twelfth-grade Proficiency Test in writing, which is designed to measure a twelfth-grade level of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
Beginning in the 1995-96 school year, the science test will be added to the Ninth-grade Proficiency Tests Program. Any student graduating after September 15, 2000 will be required to pass the Ninth-grade Proficiency Test in Science, as well as the other tests in reading, writing, mathematics, and citizenship. This fact sheet provides information…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC. – 1995
This document, one of four volumes comprising the 1995 Goals Report, is the fifth in a series of annual reports. This document provides in-depth information on the progress toward the National Education Goals that each state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands has made against…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Literacy, Alcohol Abuse
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1995
A study analyzed student outcomes at those schools and colleges that filed reports with the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools/Colleges of Technology during the 1993 school year. It also compared these data to information collected in 1990, 1991, and 1992. The study focused on the following outcomes calculated separately for full- and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Graduation, Institutional Characteristics
Escueta, Eugenia; O'Brien, Eileen – Research Briefs, 1991
This research brief reviews trends in Asian-American population and higher education participation. It determines the status of Asian-American students and faculty compared with other ethnic groups and identifies issues and problems connected with Asian Americans in academe. Data specifically include: composition of the Asian American population,…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Attendance, College Faculty
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1991
The Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program of the Alberta (Canada) schools has three main purposes: to certify the level of individual student achievement in selected grade-12 courses; to ensure that province-wide standards of achievement are maintained; and to report individual and group results. Eight grade-12 courses have diploma examinations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ethnic Groups, Exit Examinations, Females
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1992
In response to an Oklahoma state mandate, for the second year, a comparative study was done of the graduation rates of scholarship athletes and the student body as a whole. The study used data from the student-cohort flow system to determine whether students graduated within 6 years of enrollment (for four-year institutions) or within 3 years of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Athletes, College Athletics
Kopka, Teresita L. Chan – 1990
This report describes differences in the employment experiences of high school dropouts and high school completers, taking into account several personal background and education characteristics. Such variables as labor force status, wage rates, type of occupation, job satisfaction, and other job-related activities are compared for two groups of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts
Kadel, Stephanie – 1994
This publication presents information on and strategies for re-engineering schools. Section 1, "School-wide Change," offers guidelines for changing school culture, using block scheduling, making classroom instruction more meaningful, and improving the transition from middle school to high school. Section 2, "Graduation…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
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