The Condition of Education 1991, Volume 1: Elementary and Secondary Education presents 30 key indicators that measure the health of education, monitor important developments, and show trends in major aspects of education. These indicators are grouped into three categories: student progression and outcomes, context, and resources. The indicators cover a wide range of topics, including student beginnings, progress, and completions; student performance; economic outcomes of education; and participation in various curricula. Context indicators include the size and growth of schools, student characteristics, and the school climate. Resource indicators focus on fiscal characteristics of schools and selected characteristics of teachers and administrators. The report includes data on student enrollment, dropout rates, high school completion, student performance in reading, writing, U.S. history, and civics, as well as international comparisons of mathematics and science proficiency. It also covers economic outcomes such as transition from school to work, employment of young adults, and annual earnings. The report includes data on student participation in various curricula, including special education enrollment, mathematics and science course-taking patterns, and student use of computers. The report also includes data on the size and growth of schools, student characteristics, and the school climate. It provides information on the racial and ethnic distribution of enrollment, children in poverty, students working while in high school, and students with risk factors. The report also includes data on school climate, including student and teacher perceptions of drug and alcohol use, and perceptions of problems in public schools over the past 20 years. The report includes data on fiscal characteristics of schools, including the national index of public school revenues, international comparisons of public expenditures for elementary and secondary education, and the average annual salary of public school teachers. It also includes data on teacher attrition, certification, and education of public secondary school teachers. The report is accompanied by a detailed overview of the changing face of public schools, problems in schools, math and science, dropping out, completing, employment, and earnings, and minorities. The report highlights the increasing diversity of the student population, the challenges faced by schools in providing education to minority students, and the need for increased funding and resources to support education. The report also discusses the importance of education in preparing students for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in the modern economy.The Condition of Education 1991, Volume 1: Elementary and Secondary Education presents 30 key indicators that measure the health of education, monitor important developments, and show trends in major aspects of education. These indicators are grouped into three categories: student progression and outcomes, context, and resources. The indicators cover a wide range of topics, including student beginnings, progress, and completions; student performance; economic outcomes of education; and participation in various curricula. Context indicators include the size and growth of schools, student characteristics, and the school climate. Resource indicators focus on fiscal characteristics of schools and selected characteristics of teachers and administrators. The report includes data on student enrollment, dropout rates, high school completion, student performance in reading, writing, U.S. history, and civics, as well as international comparisons of mathematics and science proficiency. It also covers economic outcomes such as transition from school to work, employment of young adults, and annual earnings. The report includes data on student participation in various curricula, including special education enrollment, mathematics and science course-taking patterns, and student use of computers. The report also includes data on the size and growth of schools, student characteristics, and the school climate. It provides information on the racial and ethnic distribution of enrollment, children in poverty, students working while in high school, and students with risk factors. The report also includes data on school climate, including student and teacher perceptions of drug and alcohol use, and perceptions of problems in public schools over the past 20 years. The report includes data on fiscal characteristics of schools, including the national index of public school revenues, international comparisons of public expenditures for elementary and secondary education, and the average annual salary of public school teachers. It also includes data on teacher attrition, certification, and education of public secondary school teachers. The report is accompanied by a detailed overview of the changing face of public schools, problems in schools, math and science, dropping out, completing, employment, and earnings, and minorities. The report highlights the increasing diversity of the student population, the challenges faced by schools in providing education to minority students, and the need for increased funding and resources to support education. The report also discusses the importance of education in preparing students for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in the modern economy.