Guide to U.S. Government Statistics
Guide to U.S. Government Statistics

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1400

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A directory of U.S. government statistics publications by issuing agency. Entries include GPO stock number, LC and Dewey classification, OCLC and ISSN numbers, and sometimes a description. Includes geographic index.

Schools and Staffing in the United States
Schools and Staffing in the United States

Author: Susan P. Choy

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Published: 1993

Total Pages: 228

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has recently released the 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), an integrated survey of public and private schools, school districts, principals, and teachers, conducted every 3 years. This report presents results from the recent SASS. In 1990-91, there were about 80,000 public schools and about 25,000 private schools in the United States, enrolling about 44.8 million students, almost 40.1 million in public schools and 4.7 million in private schools. Seventy-five percent of central city public schools had enrollments that were 20 percent or more minority. In 1990-91, there were 2.9 million teachers in the elementary schools and secondary schools, more than 2.5 million teachers of whom were in public schools. Seventy-three percent of teachers were female and 87 percent were white. Forty-nine percent of all schools had no minority teachers, and 46 percent of all teachers had a degree higher than a Bachelor's of Arts. In the study period, both public and private schools filled almost all of their approved positions, and 10 percent of public schools and 16 percent of private schools provided teacher retraining to fill fields with anticipated shortages. Information about teacher attitudes is also presented. Sixty-seven tables and 39 figures present survey data. Appendix A contains 27 additional tables by school typology. Appendix B contains the standard errors for selected tables. Appendix C presents technical notes. (SLD)

America's Teachers
America's Teachers

Author: Robin R. Henke

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 448

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This report presents national data on teachers and teaching from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and other sources. Where data permit, the report compares findings from the early to mid-1990s with findings from the 1980s. The report addresses a wide range of topics related to teachers and teaching, including teachers' demographic characteristics and various characteristics of their schools and students, teachers' preparation and professional development experiences, teachers' workloads, teaching practices, compensation, perceptions of work environments and job satisfaction, and the supply and demand of teachers. Detailed tables, standard error tables, and technical notes are included in appendices. (Contains 108 references.) (ND)

Detailed Characteristics of Private Schools and Staff, 1987-88
Detailed Characteristics of Private Schools and Staff, 1987-88

Author: Marilyn McMillen Seastrom

Publisher: Department of Education Office of Educational

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 100

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Tabulated data are presented on private schools and private school teachers and administrators. School characteristics are included, along with data on program emphasis, admissions criteria, and graduation and college application rates. Data reported for teachers includes: (1) personal characteristics; (2) educational level; (3) experience; (4) salary and incentives; (5) non-school employment; and (6) teachers' attitudes about and experience with teaching. Similar data are reported for school administrators. Each table contains national estimates for all schools and for public and private schools. Private schools are described according to a nine-category typology recently developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Data were collected through the 1987-88 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) developed by the NCES and conducted by the Department of the Census. Highlights of the survey include the following data: (1) the reported average salary for private school administrators was $20,206, compared to $41,924 for public school administrators; (2) about one-half of all private school administrators reported having some difficulty in filling teacher vacancies; (3) despite the salary differentials, close to one-third of the private school teachers reported that they would become a teacher again; and (4) teachers in private schools report a stronger sense of a shared school mission. The SASS consists of seven questionnaires, which are described along with other technical considerations in a methods section that follows the tables. The private school sample consisted of 3,513 schools, for which the survey responses of 3,513 principals and 11,529 teachers were analyzed. Sixty-five tables of data are provided. (SLD)