This document presents data in lists and in tabular form on colleges attended by graduates of Oregon secondary schools for the fall of 1994. The lists presented include the seven state universities, 16 community colleges, and 20 private colleges and universities within the state attended by these students. The first table presents a breakdown by…

This document reports the findings of a survey of 145 members of the International Nanny Association (INA). Survey results showed that 82.8 percent of respondents attended college, while 21.4 percent received bachelor's or master's degrees. Many of the nannies had taken classes or training in child care. Most nannies found their job placement…

This compilation of statistics on Colorado's school media centers (LMCs) consists of three major components: (1) a 220-page tabulation of data arranged by school level and student enrollment level; (2) tables reporting statewide totals for school library statistics; and (3) tables with benchmark ratios for school library media center resources and…

This supplementary volume has been compiled from submissions prepared by each of the provincially assisted universities and federated and affiliated colleges of Ontario (Canada). The information in this volume provides further details concerning sources of revenue and types of expenses as reported for various ancillary operations. These include…

This report shows the progress made in the hiring of African-American faculty and senior administrators between 1985 and 1995 at Maryland public higher education institutions. Notable increases have occurred in the number of African-Americans employed full-time in the ranks of professor, associate professor, and assistant professor. The number of…

This paper summarizes findings of three special research projects on special education teacher attrition rates. An introductory section describes the purposes of the federally funded projects, identifies the institutions and school districts involved, and notes the varying availability of attrition rates from 1987 through 1993 in the five data…

This volume offers a comprehensive state-by-state look at higher education in the United States using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The book contains 14 basic tables for each state, the District of Columbia, and the nation as a whole. The data for each state is as follows: Table 1 indicates the number and average…

This document is a collection of profiles of Wake County (North Carolina) Public School System schools in the 1993-94 school year. Profiles have been created to help administrators as they present and analyze information about their schools. The four-page profile of each school contains information describing: (1) the school facility; (2) the…

In 1979, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) began its high school graduates by state projections. The three editions issued since that time have been widely used. This report provides an analysis of the accuracy of the WICHE's projections and an examination of the cohort survival method used to generate the projections.…

This publication offers a comprehensive statistical look at the Utah state higher education system covering enrollment, degrees, tuition and fees, financial information, and comparative analysis. Introductory information includes a general description of the system, a map showing campus locations, a listing of organizational names, institutional…

This 1992 annual report provides a statistical profile of child care services in the Illinois counties of Champaign, Macon, Douglas, Piatt, Vermilion, and Iroquois, all counties that are listed with the Child Care Resource Service (CCRS). The first section of the report furnishes county-by-county statistics on full-day programs at day care…

A Congressional hearing on noise-induced hearing loss, an often overlooked health issue, was held to determine the extent of the problem in children and youth. Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, who presided, cited the effects of repeated exposure to loud sounds over a period of time, including the role that personal stereos and some common…

The 1990 High School Transcript Study (HSTS) collected 21,607 transcripts from 330 schools. Similar studies were conducted of high school course taking patterns in 1987 (the 1987 High School Transcript Study of approximately 22,700 transcripts) and in 1982 (approximately 12,000 transcripts from the High School and Beyond Study). The introductory…

This report presents tables detailing enrollment data for fall 1998 at Maryland's public and independent colleges and universities. Highlights include: (1) total headcount enrollment increased by 3,000 to 264,802, which was the greatest one-year increase since 1990; (2) nearly all the increase was due to a sharp rise in number of full-time…

The Foster Care Data Archive is a database containing foster care career histories for all children placed in state-supervised substitute-care living arrangements in California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Texas. This update report examines trends in agency caseloads, characteristics of entrants, and duration in care. Part 1…