Glossary

Question:
Do you have a glossary of terms?

Response:

The following web pages provide a sampling of the definitions of terms that are used in NCES publications and/or websites.

• Career and Technical Education Statistics (Postsecondary/College Level)
  Career and Technical Education Statistics (Secondary/High School Level)


• Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States


• Condition of Education


• Digest of Education Statistics


• Forum Unified Education Technology Suite


• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)


• National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)


• The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


• Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)


• Projections of Education Statistics


• Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts


• School and District Glossary


• Statistical Standards


• Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups


• Status of Education in Rural America


• Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States