Acknowledgments

Many people have contributed in one way or another to the development of the Digest of Education Statistics 2005. Thomas D. Snyder was responsible for the overall development and preparation of this edition of the Digest, which was prepared under the general direction of Val Plisko. William Sonnenberg and Catherine Freeman provided statistical computing consultation.

The following people from the Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI) of the American Institutes for Research contributed to the report. Alexandra Tan managed the table update and review process. Richa Arora, Juliana Bonilla, Sanyu Kibuka, Charmaine Llagas, and Mary Jo Metzler updated and formatted tables. Charlene M. Hoffman, a consultant, was responsible for Chapter 4 Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities, and for tables on degrees conferred. Ramani Kotaru reviewed the report and table updates for accuracy. Elizabeth Osterman provided assistance with updating tables and managing the review process. Mary Ann Fox, Angelina KewalRamani, and Amy Rathbun provided additional programming support. Mary Jo Metzler prepared the Guide to Sources. Paul Bailey assisted with programming the database for tracking reviews and updates. Nancy Rhyne formatted tables, and Michael Rollins updated figures. Sally Dillow oversaw incorporation of final review comments as well as production of the print volume, and Thomas Nachazel provided proofreading support. Michael Stock of MacroSys Research and Technology desktopped the volume under the supervision of Kalle Medhurst. Chris Stahnke of Kforce Government Solutions prepared the website.

This year’s edition of the Digest has received extensive reviews by many individuals within and outside the U.S. Department of Education. We wish to thank them for their time and expert advice. Marilyn Seastrom, Chief Statistician of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), supervised the review of the publication. Duc-Le To of the Institute of Education Sciences reviewed the publication. NCES staff who reviewed portions of the manuscript were Samuel Barbett, Stephen Broughman, Kathryn Chandler, Chris Chapman, Kerry Gruber, Frank Johnson, Jeffrey Owings, Peggy Quinn, Sabrina Ratchford, Quansheng Shen, John Sietsema, Bill Tirre, and Jeffrey Williams. Kevin Bromer, Young Chun, Rachel Dinkes, Lauren Gilbertson, Stephen Mistler, Melanie Ouellette, Michelle Robinson, Alison Slade, Rob Stillwell, Aparna Sundaram, Jed Tank, Todd Thomas, and Zeyu Xu of ESSI assisted with the technical review of the document.

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