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| Note From NCES |
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Note From
NCES |
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By: | Marilyn McMillen, Chief Statistician |
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Provides an overview of the 12 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) universe surveys as well as information about the congressionally mandated cooperatives to facilitate the collection of data. |
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| Featured Topic: The Common Core of Data |
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Introduction:
The Common Core of Data Surveys |
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By: | Lee Hoffman, Elementary/Secondary Cooperative System and Institutional Surveys Program Director |
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Featured in this issue is The Common Core of Data (CCD), one of the NCES universe survey systems. This introduction and the two invited commentaries that follow provide some context for the CCD publications in this section. |
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School Districts
and CCD Invited Commentary: What Do School Districts Have in Common
With the Common Core of Data? |
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By: | Andy Rogers, Administrator, Instructional Technology Applications, Los Angeles Unified School District |
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This commentary represents the opinions of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Center for Education Statistics. |
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CCD Partnerships
Invited Commentary: Common Core of Data: A Partnership of Federal,
State, and Local Interests |
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By: | Rolf K. Blank, Director of Education Indicators, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) |
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This commentary represents the opinions of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Center for Education Statistics. |
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Early Estimates
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year
1999–2000 |
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By: | Lena McDowell |
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This article was originally published as an Early Estimates report. The universe data are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), “Early Estimates of Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey.” Technical notes and definitions from the original report have been omitted. |
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Overview
of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Districts: School Year
1998-99 |
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By: | Lee Hoffman |
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Provides national and state information on the number, type, size, and location of schools and districts. Also includes student race/ethnicity, participation in the Free Lunch Program, and participation in special education services. |
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Public School
Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State: School Year 1998-99 |
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By: | Ghedam Bairu |
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Provides national and state data for public elementary and secondary schools in 1998-99. |
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Revenues
and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School
Year 1997-98 |
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By: | Frank Johnson |
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Presents national and state information on public education finances, including revenues by source, current expenditures by function, and current expenditures per pupil. |
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Directory
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies: 1997-98 |
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By: | Lena McDowell and John Sietsema |
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Provides a complete listing of agencies responsible for providing free public elementary/secondary education in the 50 states, District of Columbia, five outlying areas, and Department of Defense Dependents Schools (overseas). |
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Student Data
Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, and Early Childhood Education:
2000 Edition |
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By: | Oona Cheung and Beth Aronstamm Young |
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Provides "best practice" guidelines for designing student recordkeeping systems for use by schools, school districts, state departments of education, and other educational institutions. |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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Trends in the Reading
Performance of 9-, 13-, and 17-Year-Olds |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Provides a picture of student performance in reading from 1971
to 1996, specifically among students of different ages and racial/ethnic
groups. |
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Teacher Use of Computers
and the Internet in Public Schools |
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By: | Cassandra Rowand |
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Presents data on teachers' use of computers in the classroom for instructional purposes. |
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Elementary and Secondary
School Enrollment |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Presents trends and projected changes in enrollment across levels of education. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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Descriptive Summary
of 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Three Years Later, With
an Essay on Students Who Start at Less-Than-4-Year Institutions |
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By: | Lutz Berkner, Laura Horn, and Michael Clune |
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Provides information about the persistence of beginning students in postsecondary education and their attainment of certificates or degrees. |
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Low-Income Students:
Who They Are and How They Pay for Their Education |
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By: | Susan P. Choy |
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Presents data on teachers' use of computers in the classroom for instructional purposes. |
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Trends in Undergraduate
Borrowing: Federal Student Loans in 1989-90, 1992-93, and 1995-96 |
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By: | Lutz Berkner |
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Presents findings on the changes in borrowing related to the 1992 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. |
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Salary, Promotion,
and Tenure Status of Minority and Women Faculty in U.S. Colleges and
Universities |
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By: | Michael T. Nettles, Laura W. Perna, and Ellen M. Bradburn |
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Examines differences in education and experience; discipline and institution type; and salary, tenure, and rank. |
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Instructional
Faculty and Staff in Public 2-Year Colleges |
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By: | James C. Palmer |
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Compares the backgrounds, teaching methods, and careers of instructional faculty and staff. |
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Instructional
Faculty and Staff in Higher Education Institutions Who Taught Classes
to Undergraduates: Fall 1992 |
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By: | Xianglei Chen |
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Addresses concerns about faculty involvement in undergradu-ate teaching. |
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| International Statistics |
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Elementary and Secondary Education: An International Perspective |
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By: | Marianne Perie, Joel D. Sherman, Gabriele Phillips, and Matthew Riggan |
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Examines elementary and secondary school systems in 12 major industrialized nations. |
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| Crosscutting Statistics |
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Trends in Educational Equity of Girls and Women |
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By: | Yupin Bae, Susan Choy, Claire Geddes, Jennifer Sable, and Thomas Snyder |
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Presents data comparing males and females on a selection of education indicators. < |
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Employment of Young Adults, by Educational Attainment |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Provides employment rates of 25- to 34-year-olds by sex and educational attainment from 1971 to 1988. |
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Digest of Education
Statistics: 1999 |
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By: | Thomas D. Snyder and Charlene M. Hoffman |
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Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. |
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| Methodology |
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Beginning Postsecondary
Students Longitudinal Study First Follow-up 1996-98 (BPS:96/98) Methodology
Report |
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By: | J.S. Wine, R.W. Whitmore, R.E. Heuer, M. Biber, and D.J. Pratt |
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Presents the design and methodology, including overall outcomes of data collection and evaluations of the quality of data collected. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, and Funding Opportunities |
| Data Products |
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Data File: 1997–98
Private School Directory CD-ROM |
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Beginning Postsecondary
Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up (BPS:96/98): Public Use
Data Analysis System (DAS) CD-ROM |
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Data File: Fall Staff in Postsecondary Institutions: 1997 |
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Electronic Codebooks
for Windows 95/98 CD-ROM |
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| Other Publications |
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Reference and Reporting
Guide for Preparing State and Institutional Reports on the Quality
of Teacher Preparation: Title II, Higher Education Act |
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Technical Report
and Data File User's Manual for the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey |
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The 10th Federal
Forecasters Conference—1999: Papers and Proceedings |
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By: | Debra E. Gerald (editor) |
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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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