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Search results for "National Center for Education Statistics" ...
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Melting Not
The Service analyses school demographic data and census data to reveal that public elementary schools in Maryland's counties were becoming more racially isolated over the past decade. This is despite the fact that the school population and the state were becoming more diverse. The report is based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics and Census Data. Using CAR tools,the paper constructs what is known as a "dissimilarity index"- which shows a direct relationship with racial isolations.
Tags: Richard Stienke; Maree Sneed; Talbot County
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Hispanic Girls in Sports Held Back By Tradition
Surveys show that young Hispanic girls are less likely to participate in sports than non-Hispanic girls. School officials and experts say sports participation among these girls is necessary because Hispanic girls face a higher risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, and obesity. According to this investigation, family life and tradition play a significant role in why these girls don't participate in sports. This story also looks at Hispanic women who are professional athletes and serve as role models for other female athletes.
Tags: National Center for Education Statistics; National Education Longitudinal Survey; sports participation; ethnicity; high school sports; college sports; athletics
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Undereducated & Uncounted
A San-Antonio Express News four-part investigation questions the accuracy of the high-school dropout rates in Texas. The report finds that the dropout rate at Holmes High-School in San Antonio is "more than 70 percent higher than the most-recent figure reported by the state." One of the stories follows the development of the children who left school and reveals that "they hung out with the "wrong crowd." Another story in the package looks at the rate of the teens who drop out to start a family, and details the difficulties that teenage mothers often face in bringing up their children. The investigation also examines the measures that are being taken to lower the dropout rate, and concludes that "...some students who recover learn to simply "snap out" of their problems and get their diplomas."
Tags: schools; students; teachers; parents; graduation; diplomas; ethnicity; low income; poverty; General Education Development certificate; National Center for Education Statistics; Texas Education Agency; demographics; Hispanic; algebra; maturity factor
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The School Construction Divide (eight-story series)
A computer-assisted analysis of thousands of schools across the US revealed a disturbing pattern in the nation's supposed school construction boom: a reliance on property taxes for funding construction left rural schools far behind those in major metropolitan areas.