1989 Education Indicators.

Overview & Synopsis

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) gathers and produces statistics and other information on the status and progress of education in the United States. In 1989 as in 1988, the center published the "indicators" (key data that measure the health of education, monitor important developments, and show trends in major aspects of education) in three volumes. "The Condition of Education" report encompasses the first two volumes, addressing education at the elementary and secondary levels and at the postsecondary level, respectively. This third volume includes the indicators from both of the earlier volumes, along with all the technical supporting data, supplemental information, and data sources. For elementary and secondary education, data are presented from the most recent (1988) administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. These include indicators for student performance; high school completion; economic outcomes; fiscal resources; human resources; student characteristics; learning environment; perceptions of the public concerning the schools and of the teachers concerning student problems and education improvement strategies; and requirements for graduation and for teacher preparation. The section on postsecondary education includes indicators for trends in higher education, degrees conferred, degrees and fields of study categorized by race and ethnicity, economic outcomes, fiscal resources, human resources, and student characteristics. Appended are tables and supplementary notes keyed by number to the indicators, a list of data sources, a glossary, and an index. (KM)