Richard P Phelps
Pelavin Research Institute
Thomas M. Smith
Nabeel Alsalam
with contributions by
Erin Sheehy
NCES 96-160
U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Sharon P. Robinson
Assistant Secretary
Jeanne E. Griffith
Acting Commissioner
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July 1996
The Cover
The countries shaded on the world map are those included in the two sources providing most of the international data used in this report - Education at a Glance, of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Learning Mathematics, of the International Assessment of Educational Progress(IAEP).
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of Education, . Education in States and Nations (2nd ed.), NCES-96-160, by Richard P. Phelps, Thomas M. Smith, and Nabeel Alsalam. Washington, D.C.: 1996
Foreword
