The 42 tables from this Section of the "Statistical Yearbook" describe the condition of education in New York state in the 1990s and provides some information that allows comparisons with earlier years and with other states. In 1994, New York's elementary and secondary schools served 3,207,125 students, and 1,030,736 students were…

This report focuses on the present and projected usage of technology within United States school districts and schools. The trends and projections outlined in this report are based upon an analysis of 1995-96 school year data as compared with similar data collected since 1987. Data are presented in four major sections: (1) Methodology, (2)…

This issue brief uses data from the 1987-88 and 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey to examine the various sources on which schools depend to meet the increasing demand for new hires to teaching. There are four sources of newly hired teachers: new college graduates, college graduates who pursued other activities before entering teaching (delayed…

This report includes the proceedings and seven pre-institute papers of this institute, which was attended by representatives of the library profession, the educational hierarchy of New York State, seven of New York's library schools, and library personnel specialists from the American Library Association, in order to formulate recruitment,…

This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…

This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…

This compilation of statistical data on school library media programs is designed to assist local educational agencies in examining their library media collections and staff according to the recommendations in the Standards for School Library Media Programs in Maryland. Arranged alphabetically by local education agencies and schools, data are…

This study of the educational attainments of students living in poverty was conducted in response to a resolution of the Virginia State Senate. Census counts of persons living below the poverty level, counts of students enrolled in free lunch programs, test scores, and two previous analyses of the achievement of Virginia students were used in the…

This working paper examines funding to U.S. school districts and public schools in accordance with Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended in 1988. The report discusses the background of the legislation, describes its provisions, and presents results from the Schools and Staffing Survey conducted in…

The relationship between success on proficiency tests and poverty has been widely discussed. This study explores the use of a neighborhood indicator of socioeconomic status based on school lunch participation of elementary school students in that neighborhood, and examines the relationship of poverty to success on a high school proficiency test in…

In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment which, for the first time in the NAEP's history, made voluntary state-by-state assessments. This 1992 mathematics report marks the first attempt of the National Center for Education Statistics to shift to standards-based reporting of National…

The Southwest Regional Laboratory's Metropolitan Educational Trends and Research Outcomes (METRO) Center processed 17 descriptions of exemplary sites that addressed the needs of language minority, limited English proficient students. Data were collected regarding program features; schools' and districts' size, geographic location, grades served,…

Findings from a national survey of Catholic elementary schools' finances are presented in this report. Included are extensive data based on the 1990-91 school year on financing the schools (tuition; parish subsidy; salaries of principals, teachers, and other support personnel; benefits; and finances related to preschool programs). The information…

Test scores on the Test of Basic Concepts, a school readiness test, were compared with actual performance in school for 186 low-scoring and 133 high-scoring groups of first graders from Spain at the beginning of the school year to explore the issues of competence testing and prediction of performance. The measure of school performance was derived…

In an effort to increase faculty use and knowledge of computers, Oakland Community College (OCC), in Michigan, developed a Summer Technology Institute (STI), and a Computer Technology Grants (CTG) project beginning in 1989. The STI involved 3-day forums during summers 1989, 1990, and 1991 to expose faculty to hardware and software applications.…