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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Beginning Subbaccalaureate Students’ Labor Market Experiences: Six Years Later in 2009 (Jan 18)
These Web Tables use data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study to identify and present the demographic and employment characteristics of certificate and associate’s degree completers and noncompleters. » more info

America's Youth: Transitions to Adulthood (Dec 20)
America's Youth contains statistics that address important aspects of the lives of youth, including family, schooling, work, community, and health. » more info

Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look (Dec 13)
The Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. » more info

The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Reading 2011 (Dec 7)
This report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) presents results from the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in reading. » more info

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Approximately 45 percent of fourth graders and 86 percent of eighth-graders in the nation had teachers who reported putting a heavy emphasis on algebra and functions in 2011, an increase for both grades as compared to 2009. » more info

Data Snapshot

Approximately 46 percent of fourth-graders in the nation read for fun on their own time almost every day in 2011.
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