High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
The new High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of 9th graders who will be followed through high school, postsecondary education, and early work experiences to gauge their learning in algebra and their decision-making processes about courses, college, and careers. Information will be collected from students, school administrators, math and science teachers, school counselors, administrative records, and parents. Data collection is underway now and will continue through December 2009.
Career/Technical Education Statistics Website updated
The CTE Statistics website includes tables describing CTE at three levels: 1) secondary/high school CTE, 2) postsecondary/college career education, and 3) adult education for work. These tables are updated periodically to incorporate new topics and data from new surveys. In this update, two sets of postsecondary CTE tables have been added. The first provides estimates on CTE offerings and awards conferred in more than 100 fields of study, as of 2007. The second set of tables describes the enrollment, persistence, and attainment of postsecondary students who began their education in the 1995-96 school year.
Data Snapshot
The number of children enrolled in prekindergarten increased from 0.2 million in 1985 to 1.1 million in 2006, and the number enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 increased from 26.9 million to 33.1 million.
In public schools between 1985 and 2008, there was a 29 percent increase in elementary enrollment (prekindergarten through grade 8), compared with a 20 percent increase in secondary enrollment.
