National Indian Education Study Part I Available May 14 on the NAEP Website
The National Indian Education Study (NIES), first conducted in 2005, is a two-part study designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. Part I of the NIES will be released on May 14, providing in-depth information on the academic performance of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students on the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics and reading. NIES provides data on a nationally representative sample of American Indian and Alaska Native students in public, private, Department of Defense, and Bureau of Indian Education funded schools. It is a reliable source of data for educators, administrators, and policymakers who address the educational needs of our students. Part II of the study was conducted through a survey to explore the educational experiences of the fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who participated in the NAEP assessments. The survey focused on the integration of native language and culture into school and classroom activities. Results of the 2007 survey will be available in the summer of 2008. The study is sponsored by the Office of Indian Education (OIE) and conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education. NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences.
IES Hosting Webinars to Present Research Funding Opportunities
The Institute of Education Sciences will host a series of webinars to present research funding opportunities at the National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for Education Research. For more information regarding webinar topics, dates, and registration process, please visit http://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars.asp.
In 2006, teachers holding master's degrees earned more than teachers who held a bachelor's degree. For example, the median base salary for teachers with a master's degree was $51,077 per annum in Colorado, while the median base salary for teachers with a bachelor's degree was $36,702. (Read more)
In FY 06, $274.2 billion was spent on instruction. This includes spending on salaries and benefits for teachers and teacher aides, classroom supplies and services, and extracurricular and cocurricular activities. (Read more)
Data Snapshot
In 2003, a larger percentage of rural students (42 percent) than suburban students (38 percent) and city students (34 percent) had parents who reported attending athletic events with their children.
The percentage of dropouts among 16- to 24-year-olds has shown some decreases over the past 20 years. Between 1985 and 2005, the dropout rate declined from 12.6% to 9.4%.
