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| Note From NCES |
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Note From NCES |
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By: | Peggy G. Carr, Associate Commissioner |
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Discusses the leadership role of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the inclusion of specialneeds students in large-scale assessments. |
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| Featured Topic: Civics Achievement |
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NAEP 1998 Civics Report Card for the Nation |
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By: | Anthony D. Lutkus, Andrew R. Weiss, Jay R. Campbell, John Mazzeo, and Stephen Lazer |
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Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998 Civics Assessment. Includes average scores and achievement-level results for the nation, for demographic subgroups, and for students in a variety of school and home contexts. Also examines the framework and content of the assessment. |
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Invited Commentary: The Need to Improve
Education in Civics and Government |
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By: | Charles N. Quigley, Executive Director, Center for Civic Education |
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Invited Commentary: Uses and Limitations
of the NAEP 1998 Civics Assessment |
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By: | Richard G. Niemi, Don Alonzo Watson Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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NAEP 1998 Writing Report Card for the
Nation and the States |
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By: | Elissa A. Greenwald, Hilary R. Persky, Jay R. Campbell, and John Mazzeo |
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Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998 Writing Assessment. Includes average scores and achievement-level results for the nation and the states, for demographic subgroups, and for students in a variety of school and home contexts. Also examines the framework and content of the assessment. |
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Student Musical Activities and Achievement
in Music: NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment |
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By: | Sheida White and Alan Vanneman |
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Examines the relationship between eighth-graders' involvement in a variety of musical activities and their achievement in music. |
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Student Subgroup Achievement on the NAEP
1997 Arts Assessment |
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By: | Sheida White and Alan Vanneman |
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Compares eighth-graders' achievement in music, theatre, and the visual arts by gender, race/ethnicity, and type of school attended (public or nonpublic). |
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Frequency of Arts Instruction for Students |
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By: | Sheida White and Alan Vanneman |
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Discusses the extent and availability of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts instruction for eighth-graders. |
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Students Who Took Advanced Placement (AP)
Examinations |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Compares the number of students per 1,000 12th-graders who took Advanced Placement examinations over a 13-year period. Includes differences by student gender and race/ethnicity. |
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Students
Who Prepare for College and a Vocation |
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By: | Lisa Hudson and David Hurst |
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Focuses on high school students who complete both a vocational and a college preparatory curriculum. Examines these students' vocational concentrations and academic achievement in high school, as well as their postsecondary participation rates. |
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Predicting
the Need for Newly Hired Teachers in the United States to 2008-09 |
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By: | William J. Hussar |
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Examines an algebraic model for projecting how many newly hired teachers will be needed in both public and private schools from 1998-99 to 2008-09. Discusses results based on the model, including several alternative projections. |
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Service-Learning
and Community Service in K-12 Public Schools |
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By: | Rebecca Skinner and Chris Chapman |
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Provides the first reliable national estimates of the percentage of public schools incorporating service-learning into their course curriculum. Also provides the most recent data on school engagement in community service. |
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Internet
Access in Public and Private Schools |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Provides percentages of public schools and instructional rooms with Internet access. |
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Private
School Universe Survey: 1997-98 |
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By: | Stephen P. Broughman and Lenore A. Colaciello |
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Presents universe data on private schools, teachers, and students by school size, school level, religious orientation, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis. Also reports the number of students by race/ethnicity, gender, and grade level. |
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Key
Statistics on Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Agencies:
School Year 1995-96 |
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By: | Lee Hoffman |
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Provides universe data on the organization, students, staff, and financial resources of public elementary and secondary education agencies and schools. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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Enrollment Patterns of First-Time Beginning
Postsecondary Students |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1998 |
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Presents rates at which first-time students enroll in different types of institutions by age, family income, and dependency status. Also provides students' reasons for enrolling in less-than-4-year institutions. |
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Employer Aid for Postsecondary Education |
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By: | John B. Lee and Suzanne B. Clery |
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Examines the use of employer-provided financial aid by students seeking a degree or credential. Describes differences in amounts of aid awarded and proportions of students receiving aid by numerous variables such as demographic characteristics, type of occupation and industry, field and level of study, and type of institution. |
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New Entrants to the Full-Time Faculty
of Higher Education Institutions |
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By: | Martin J. Finkelstein, Robert Seal, and Jack H. Schuster |
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Describes the cohort of faculty members who are in the first 7 years of their academic careers. Compares this new generation of faculty to senior faculty in terms of a wide variety of demographic and career variables. |
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Salaries and Tenure of Full-Time Instructional
Faculty on 9- and 10-Month Contracts: 1997-1998 |
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By: | Patricia Q. Brown |
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Presents detailed tabulations of national and state data on the number, tenure, and average salaries of full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month contracts at degree-granting postsecondary institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid. |
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| Lifelong Learning |
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Literacy in the Labor Force: Results From
the National Adult Literacy Survey |
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By: | Andrew Sum |
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Documents the literacy proficiencies of American adults, with a primary emphasis on the civilian labor force. Compares results for the employed and unemployed, as well as for various subpopulations of employed civilians. Also analyzes the relationship between literacy proficiencies and employee earnings. |
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| Crosscutting Statistics |
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Projections of Education Statistics to
2009 |
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By: | Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar |
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Presents national data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2009. Also includes state-level projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, And Funding Opportunities |
| Data Products |
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Data File:
CCD Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey: School Year
1997–1998 |
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Data File:
CCD Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 1997–1998 |
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Data File:
CCD State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education:
School Year 1997–1998 |
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Data File:
CCD National Public Education Financial Survey: School Year 1996–1997 |
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Data File:
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System: 1996 CD-ROM |
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| Other Publications |
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NAEP
1998 Civics Report Card Highlights |
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By: | Shari L. Santapau, Anthony D. Lutkus, and Andrew R. Weiss |
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NAEP
1998 Writing Report Card Highlights |
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By: | Shari L. Santapau, Elissa A. Greenwald, and Hilary R. Persky |
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NAEP
1998 Writing State Reports |
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By: | Laura J. Jerry and Nada L. Ballator |
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Pocket
Projections: Projections of Education Statistics to 2009 |
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By: | William J. Hussar |
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Mini-Digest
of Education Statistics: 1998 |
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By: | Charlene Hoffman |
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Directory
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies: 1996–97 |
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By: | Lena McDowell and John Sietsema |
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| Funding Opportunities |
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The
AERA Grants Program |
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The
NAEP Secondary Analysis Grant Program |
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