Using data from the ten-year-old Data Bank of the National Catholic Educational Association, the author points out some trends in America's Catholic schools: enrollment stabilization, shifts from religious to lay teachers, increasing minority enrollments, and increasing operating expenses. (SJL)

This article looks at the educational implications of the declining birth rate in England and Wales. It outlines the major issues which arise (school reorganizations, pupil/teacher ratios, teacher redeployment, and grade organization), considers the factors affecting these issues, and examines the sources of decision-making power on each. (SJL)

This report presents the statistics of city public schools for the school year 1917-18. An attempt has been made for the first time to secure statistics from all cities which had a population of 2,500 or over in 1910. The cities have been divided into five groups: Group I, including all cities with a population of 100,000 and over; Group II, all…

The three reports collected in this document focus on day care in the Canadian provinces, specifically addressing: (1) "Provincial Funding of Day Care Services"; (2) "Day Care Spaces in Canada - 1982"; and (3) "Provincial Day Care Requirements." The first report provides summary outlines of the mechanisms used by each…

The caregiver is most important in creating environments for infants and toddlers that "catch the rhythm of the child." Day care centers trying to meet the increasing demand for child care for infants and toddlers cannot have the same staffing patterns and programming for this age group as for older preschool children. Each caregiver should work…

The National Catholic Educational Association's historical data (since 1968-69) and current data on schools are presented and their significance and implications discussed. The data include national population, birth rate, and age trends; enrollment trends in public and private schools; and enrollment trends in private schools by religious…

This paper discusses how various educational inputs have changed in the last decade and examines the impact of those changes on per-pupil salary expenditures. Data for the study, which were obtained from the Missouri Department of Education, cover all certified personnel in St. Louis-area school districts between 1968 and 1976. Analysis of the…

Six school districts, with student enrollments ranging from 950 in South Dakota to 92,000 in Florida, were selected to illustrate what's happening in staff recruiting today. (Author)

This paper reviewed several sources of data on the University of California systemwide and the Berkeley campus concerning allocation of faculty contact hours and faculty teaching energies generally, by the level of student. By several different measures, faculty energy and effort devoted to undergraduate teaching appear to have declined…

This 1979 report, using data from the 1977-78 academic year, presents cost and enrollment figures for Catholic high schools, along with brief explanations of the tables. About 200 Catholic high schools were selected to reflect types (private, diocesan, and parish schools), enrollment sizes (by five levels), and geographic location. In the first…

GROWING COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY SIMILAR INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY, WITH RESULTANT PROBLEMS OF MAINTAINING QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. THIS PAPER IS A DISCUSSION OF SOME WAYS OF MEETING THE PROBLEMS OF NUMBERS. MULTISECTION COURSES MAY BE ORGANIZED AROUND COMMON GENERAL OBJECTIVES OR AROUND COMMON CONTENT. AN…

THE ASSOCIATION FOUND THAT RESEARCH ON CLASS SIZE IS FREQUENTLY MISINTERPRETED EVEN BY EDUCATORS. IN ORDER TO CLARIFY TERMS, THIS STUDY USES THESE DEFINITIONS--CLASS SIZE IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO A TEACHER FOR A PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION, CLASS LOAD IS THE NUMBER OF PUPILS FOR WHOM TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE DAILY WHERE THE TEACHER IS…

This report provides statistical data on twenty large city school districts for the 1978-79 school year. Information is presented on the following topics: (1) pupil membership; (2) number of full time classroom teachers; (3) pupil teacher ratios; (4) administrative staff; (5) classroom teacher salaries; (6) expenditures per pupil; (7) revenue per…

This report contains data collected from 275 school districts in Pennsylvania for the 1978-79 school year. The data reflect policies and practices affecting salaries and staff utilization for professional employees. The report is divided into three major sections. The first presents comparative data for each of 41 variables on a statewide, size,…

This report presents data which show the concentrations of ethnic, limited English speaking (LES), and non-English speaking (NES) students in California's public schools. Data are also presented to show public school pupil-to-staff ratios by ethnicity. Tables are used to make comparisons across ethnic groups, student/staff groups, schools,…