NCES to Host Symposium on Testing Integrity with Live Webcast
On February 28, beginning at 9:00AM EST, NCES will host a Testing Integrity Symposium to identify and discuss important issues in testing integrity. A distinguished body of panelists will share information about best practices that have been used to prevent, detect, and respond to irregularities in academic testing. Panelists will also discuss the role of technology in maintaining testing integrity. A live webcast will broadcast the discussions throughout the day.
FY 2012 RFA for Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems Available
The Fiscal Year 2012 Request for Applications for Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems (CFDA Number: 84.372A) is now available. The deadline for transmittal of applications is December 15, 2011. The application package and instructions for the competition will be available on Grants.gov no later than September 26, 2011. The SLDS program awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data.
Data Snapshot
18% of households with a high school student, 16% of households with a college student, and 17% of households with job-seekers used a public library in the past month to use a computer or the Internet in 2002.
Sources of public libraries’ operating income: FY 2000
Local: 77%
State: 13%
Federal: 1%
Other: 9%
