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| Note From NCES |
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Note From NCES |
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By: | Kathryn A. Chandler, Program Director, Elementary/Secondary Sample Survey Studies Program |
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Outlines the historical background and development of NCES research on school crime and safety. |
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| Featured Topic: School Crime and Safety |
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Are America’s Schools Safe? Students Speak Out: 1999 School Crime Supplement |
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By: | Lynn A. Addington, Sally A. Ruddy, Amanda K. Miller, and Jill F. DeVoe |
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Presents the responses of 12- through 18-year-old students to questions on various topics related to crime and student safety at school, including criminal victimization, alcohol and drug availability, and the presence of street gangs and weapons. |
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2002 |
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By: | Jill F. DeVoe, Katharin Peter, Phillip Kaufman, Sally A. Ruddy, Amanda K. Miller, Mike Planty, Thomas D. Snyder, Detis T. Duhart, and Michael R. Rand |
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Draws from numerous sources to provide the latest indicator data on crime and safety at school, including updates on student and teacher victimization, weapons and fights at school, and students’ alcohol and marijuana use. Also covers student victimization away from school. |
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Invited Commentary: The Federal Government’s Role in Measuring and Reporting on School Crime and Safety |
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By: | Richard Lawrence, Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Cloud State University |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2001 |
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By: | Anne Kleiner and Elizabeth Farris |
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Presents key findings on Internet access in public schools, including national estimates as well as selected findings by school characteristics. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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What Students Pay for College: Changes in Net Price of College Attendance Between 1992-93 and 1999-2000 |
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By: | Laura Horn, Christina Chang Wei, and Ali Berker |
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Analyzes overall changes in the net price of attending college—that is, tuition and nontuition expenses minus financial aid. Also examines net price changes by student income and institution type. |
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Short-Term Enrollment in Postsecondary Education: Student Background and Institutional Differences in Reasons for Early Departure, 1996-98 |
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By: | Ellen M. Bradburn |
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Examines factors associated with leaving postsecondary education without earning a degree. Compares data for different types of institutions. |
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A Profile of Participation in Distance Education: 1999-2000 |
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By: | Anna C. Sikora |
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Examines the participation of undergraduate and graduate students in distance education. Includes discussion of student characteristics, types of distance education technology, and students’ satisfaction with their distance education courses. |
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Beyond 9 to 5: The Diversity of Employment Among 1992-93 College Graduates in 1997 |
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By: | Ellen M. Bradburn and Rachael Berger |
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Examines alternative employment experiences of bachelor's degree recipients, focusing on part-time employment, self-employment, employment in multiple jobs, employment in clerical and support occupations, and employment in field professions. |
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Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Salary and Other Characteristics of Postsecondary Faculty: Fall 1998 |
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By: | Ellen M. Bradburn and Anna C. Sikora |
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Examines how gender and race/ethnicity relate to faculty outcomes and characteristics, such as salary, rank, tenure status, education, experience, institution type, teaching field, workload, and research productivity. Focuses on full-time faculty and staff with for-credit instructional duties. |
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Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2000 and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2000 |
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By: | Laura G. Knapp, Janice E. Kelly, Roy W. Whitmore, Shiying Wu, and Lorraine M. Gallego |
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Presents data on postsecondary enrollment, financial statistics, and student financial aid. Includes both national and state-level data. |
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Hispanic Serving Institutions: Statistical Trends From 1990 to 1999 and Staff: 1992-98 |
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By: | Christina Stearns and Satoshi Watanabe |
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Provides an overview of the growth in enrollment and degrees during the 1990s at Hispanic serving institutions (those with at least 25 percent Hispanic enrollment in 1999). Also presents an overview of staff and salaries at these institutions. |
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| Libraries |
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Programs for Adults in Public Library Outlets |
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By: | Laurie Lewis and Elizabeth Farris |
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Presents nationally representative data about three types of offerings for adults in public library outlets: literacy programs, lifelong learning programs, and Internet access for independent use. |
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State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2001 |
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By: | Barbara Holton, Elaine Kroe, Patricia O'Shea, Cindy Sheckells,
Suzanne Dorinski, and Michael Freeman |
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Contains data on state
library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including
these agencies’ governance, special operations, services, collections,
staff, and income and expenditures. |
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| Crosscutting Statistics |
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Federal Support for Education: Fiscal Years 1980 to 2002 |
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By: | Charlene M. Hoffman |
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Provides a comprehensive picture of federal financial support for education, including both Department of Education programs and other support. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, and
Funding Opportunities |
| Data Products |
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Data File: Common Core of Data Local Education Agency
Dropout and Completion Data: School Years 1991–92
Through 1996–97 |
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Data File: Common Core of Data State Public Elementary/
Secondary Education Dropout and Completion File: School
Years 1991–92 Through 1996–97 |
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Data File: State Library Agencies Survey: Fiscal
Year 2001 |
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| Other Publications |
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Findings From The Condition of Education 2002: Private
Schools—A Brief Portrait
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By: | Martha Naomi Alt and Katharin Peter |
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Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education
Agencies: 2000–2001
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By: | Lena McDowell and John Sietsema |
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Findings From The Condition of Education 2002:
Nontraditional Undergraduates
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By: | Susan Choy |
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The Condition of Education 2002 in Brief
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By: | John Wirt and Andrea Livingston |
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Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education
Statistics: 2002 Edition
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By: | Celestine Davis (editor)
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NCES Statistical Standards
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Defining and Assessing Learning: Exploring Competency-Based
Initiatives |
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By: | Elizabeth A. Jones and Richard A. Voorhees, with Karen Paulson |
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Technology in Schools: Suggestions, Tools, and Guidelines
for Assessing Technology in Elementary and Secondary Education
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By: | Technology in Schools Task Force, National Forum on
Education Statistics |
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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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