Does the Department of Education collect information on young children’s...
By Jill Carlivati McCarroll and Gail M. MulliganYes, we do! During their early years, children are developing socially and emotionally. This includes the development of social skills, relationships,...
View ArticleMeeting policy needs for new data sources: Measuring work-related credentials
By Sharon BoivinIn the late 2000s, rising unemployment due to the recession led policy makers to begin asking questions about the qualifications of the American workforce, such as:How many US adults...
View ArticleCollege and career readiness: Using ELS:2002 to study important educational...
By Elise Christopher and Lauren Musu-GilletteResearchers, educators, and policy makers are interested in knowing what makes students ready for college and careers, and the Department of Education has...
View ArticleLearning at all ages: Examining education through the lens of the American...
By Sarah GradyNCES collects a lot of data from students, teachers, principals, school districts, and state education agencies, but a few of our data collections directly survey members of the American...
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Announcing the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS): Redesigning a...
By Amy Ho and Chelsea OwensTeachers and principals form the foundation of the educational process, but there are not a lot of nationally representative, federal data on the characteristics and...
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Virtual schools: Measuring access to elementary and secondary education in...
By Mark GlanderMany people are familiar with the increasing availability of online education at the postsecondary level, but did you know that the number of virtual elementary and secondary schools is...
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Celebrate National Library Month: The Future of Libraries
By Christopher Cody and Bao LeApril is National Library Month! Did you know that NCES collects data on libraries?While libraries have traditionally provided the public with a physical space for...
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Announcing the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS): Redesigning a...
By Amy Ho and Chelsea OwensTeachers and principals form the foundation of the educational process, but there are not a lot of nationally representative, federal data on the characteristics and...
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Virtual schools: Measuring access to elementary and secondary education in...
By Mark GlanderMany people are familiar with the increasing availability of online education at the postsecondary level, but did you know that the number of virtual elementary and secondary schools is...
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Celebrate National Library Month: The Future of Libraries
By Christopher Cody and Bao LeApril is National Library Month! Did you know that NCES collects data on libraries?While libraries have traditionally provided the public with a physical space for...
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Getting to Know and Use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
By Sarah SoudersMore than 3,915,918 individuals were employed by degree-granting postsecondary institutions in 2015. These employees provided services and support to the 19,977,270 students attending...
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New Data Explore Adults’ Nondegree Credentials
By Lisa HudsonDespite a national interest in nondegree credentials—such as postsecondary certificates, occupational certifications, and occupational licenses—there hasn’t been comprehensive, national...
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Expanding Student Success Rates to Reflect Today’s College Students
By Gigi JonesSince the 1990s, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has collected and published graduation rates for colleges and universities around the country. These rates were...
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Data on New Topics in the School Survey on Crime and Safety Shed Light on...
By Rachel Hansen, NCES; and Melissa Diliberti and Jana Kemp, AIRFor more than 15 years, the National Center for Education Statistics has administered the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) to...
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CTE Statistics: New Information on How Adults Prepare for Work
By Lisa HudsonEducation provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to be informed citizens, productive workers, and responsible community members. Meeting one of these goals—preparing...
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New Data from the 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
Seventy-two percent of all undergraduate students received some type of financial aid, including loans, in the 2015–16 academic year. For those who received aid, the average was about $12,300 per...
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Explore Data on Mental Health Services in K–12 Public Schools for Mental...
It’s important for schools to help ensure students are safe and healthy, both physically and mentally, so that learning can occur. In addition to implementing security measures on school campuses,...
View ArticleLearning about Schools from Teachers and Principals
In the 2015-16 school year, there were approximately 90,400 principals and 3,827,100 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Knowledge about the characteristics and...
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New Data Available on Prevalence of Recognized Student Acceptance Groups
Schools can help to foster students’ understanding of diversity and create environments where students feel safe and welcome. One way to do this is by organizing student groups whose purpose is to...
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Classification of Instructional Programs and the 2020 Update
How many bachelor’s degrees in computer science were awarded to women last year? What is Megatronics? What colleges and universities in Rhode Island offer degree programs in Animal Science?1These are...
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