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Data Handbooks

		Prior-to-Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED) (2011) This document provides a taxonomy and course descriptions intended to help schools and education agencies maintain longitudinal information about students’ coursework in an efficient, standardized format that facilitates the exchange of records as students transfer from one school, district, state, or level to another.
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		NCES Nonfiscal Data Handbook for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education The NCES Handbooks define standard education terms for students, staff, schools, local education agencies, intermediate education agencies, and state education agencies.
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		NCES Handbooks Online State Customization Tool This is the Content Administrator site for NCES Handbooks Online (which defines standard education terms for students, staff, schools, local education agencies, intermediate education agencies, and state education agencies).
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		Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED)(2007) This NCES data handbook provides taxonomy for assigning standard codes to secondary school courses in 22 major subject areas.
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		NCES Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems: 2003 Edition (2003) This NCES Handbook is designed to be the national standard for state departments of education when reporting financial data and for school districts when preparing comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs).
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