The almanac of American education
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Bibliographic Information
The almanac of American education
（Bernan Press U.S. databook series）
Bernan Press, 2005-
- 2005
- 2007
- 2008
- 2014-2015
- Other Title
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Almanac of American education
Available at 6 libraries
Note
2007: Edited by Deuridre A. Gaquin and Mary Meghan Ryan
2008: Edited by Deuridre A. Gaquin
2014-2015: Edited by Deirdre A. Gaquin and Gwenavere W. Dunn
Description and Table of Contents
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2007 ISBN 9781598880816
Description
Compiled from official U.S. government and reliable private sources, the Almanac of American Education is an easy-to-use, single-volume source designed to help users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels.
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2008 ISBN 9781598882698
Description
The Almanac of American Education helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government and reliable private sources, the book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in America. The appendix to this title functions as a guide to education resources on the Internet. It provides site descriptions and evaluations along with URLs, giving users the information they need to go directly to the sites that will be of greatest use to them. The Almanac provides national coverage of school enrollment and educational attainment, looking at American education from a variety of different angles. Attainment levels are presented by race, occupation, and industry and cover both high school and college attainment. Other figures provide information on the percentage of high school and college graduates in the population, along with enrollment status by age and level of school, dropout rates, and number of college attendees. State-level statistics provide average SAT and ACT scores; per-student expenditures; private and public school enrollment; student poverty; public school teacher salaries; teacher characteristics; and regional comparative data. County-level statistics include information on student/teacher ratios; free lunch eligibility; numbers of students and graduates; attainment levels; per-student expenditures; and dropout rates.
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2014-2015 ISBN 9781598887365
Description
The Almanac of American Education helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government and reliable private sources, the book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in America.
The appendix to this title functions as a guide to education resources on the Internet. It provides site descriptions and evaluations along with URLs, giving users the information they need to go directly to the sites that will be of greatest use to them. The Almanac provides national coverage of school enrollment and educational attainment, looking at American education from a variety of different angles.
This edition contains numerous figures including the percentage of high school and college graduates in the population and enrollment status by age and level of education.
State-level statistics include:
• average SAT and ACT scores
• per-student expenditures
• private and public school enrollment
• student poverty
• public school teacher salaries and teacher characteristics
• regional comparative data
County-level statistics include:
• information on student/teacher ratios
• free lunch eligibility
• numbers of students and graduates
• attainment levels
• per-student expenditures
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2005 ISBN 9781886222199
Description
The Almanac of American Education is an easy-to-use, single-volume source designed to help users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government and reliable private sources, The Almanac contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in America. The appendix to this title functions as a guide to education resources on the Internet, and provides site descriptions and evaluations along with URLs. The Almanac provides national coverage of school enrollment and educational attainment, looking at American education from a variety of different angles. Attainment levels are presented by race, occupation, and industry, and cover both high school and college attainment. Other figures provide information on the percentage of high school and college graduates in the population, along with enrollment status by age and level of school, dropout rates, and number of college attendees. State-level statistics provide average SAT and ACT scores; per-student expenditures; private and public school enrollment; student poverty; public school teacher salaries; teacher characteristics; and regional comparative data. County-level statistics include information on student/teacher ratios; free lunch eligibility; numbers of students and graduates; attainment levels; per-student expenditures; and dropout rates.
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