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The American Community Survey

By John Besl

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2008 one-year estimates and 2006-2008 three-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS).  For those who aren’t familiar with ACS, it’s a large continuous survey that provides estimates of population and housing characteristics at regular intervals for the nation, states, metropolitan areas, and many smaller areas.  The ACS is designed to provide data that is more timely and more useful than what was formerly available only from the once-per-decade census. 

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Ohio Proficiency Scores

By Debbie Zorn and Karen Ludwig

Results from 2008-2009 grade-level assessments tests have become available and the CRC database has been updated with the most recent “pass rates” (percentages of students assessed at or above the proficient level on state tests) in mathematics and reading for Ohio (data for both Kentucky and Indiana will be available soon).

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The Graying of Our Region

By John Besl

The U.S. population will look much grayer in the near future. In the latest set of population projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau in August 2008, demographers predict that the senior population (age 65 and over) will increase from 35 million in 2000, to 55 million in 2020, and then to 72 million in 2030.  The Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), currently defined as 15 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, is hardly immune from this trend commonly referred to as the “Graying of America.”

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School Readiness and Grade Level Assessments

By Debbie Zorn, Hsin-Ling Hung, and Karen Ludwig, University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center

In our region, school or kindergarten readiness is measured in different ways depending on what state you are in. These data are used by policy makers and the general public to gauge trends regarding children’s preparation for kindergarten and schools’ academic preparation of students in each state. Results of achievement testing are used by each state to evaluate school programs in the state’s accountability system. However, some limitations exist in how these data can be used.    

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