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| Note From NCES |
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Note From NCES |
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By: | Jeffrey A. Owings, Associate Commissioner, Elementary/Secondary and Libraries Studies Division |
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Provides an overview of the role of NCES in longitudinal studies, focusing on the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). |
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| Featured Topic: National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) |
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Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later |
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By: | Steven J. Ingels, Thomas R. Curtin, Phillip Kaufman, Martha Naomi Alt, and Xianglei Chen |
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Presents findings from the fourth follow-up survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), conducted in 2000, including postsecondary attainment, labor market experiences, and family formation. |
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Invited Commentary: Tracing Educational Trajectories Through Longitudinal Studies |
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By: | Aaron M. Pallas, Professor of Sociology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University |
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Invited Commentary: Transitioning to Adulthood in a Turbulent Time |
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By: | Samuel R. Lucas, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California-Berkeley |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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The Nation’s Report Card: U.S. History 2001 |
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By: | Michael S. Lapp, Wendy S. Grigg, and Brenda S. H. Tay-Lim |
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Presents major findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2001 U.S. History Assessment, analyzed by student subgroup and teacher and student factors, and compares them to 1994 results. |
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Beyond School-Level Internet Access: Support for Instructional Use of Technology |
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By: | Lawrence Lanahan |
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Discusses the correlation of instructional use of the Internet with availability of classroom-level access to the Internet and teacher training and support for use of the Internet. |
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Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999–2000 |
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By: | Nancy Carey, Brian Kleiner, Rebecca Porch, and Elizabeth Farrist |
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Provides a national profile of the status of arts education in U.S. public schools, including data on the availability of arts instruction, staffing, funding, supplemental programs and activities, and administrative support. |
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Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 2001–02 |
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By: | Lena M. McDowell and Frank Johnson |
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Provides current-year estimates of key statistics for public elementary and secondary schools during the 2001–02 school year. |
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Public High School Dropouts and Completers From the Common Core of Data: School Years 1991–92 Through 1997–98 |
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By: | Beth Aronstamm Young and Lee Hoffman |
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Presents major findings from the analysis of public high school dropout and 4-year completion rate data. |
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Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State: School Year 2000–01 |
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By: | Beth Aronstamm Young |
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Provides national and state data for public elementary and secondary schools in 2000–01. |
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Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 1999–2000 |
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By: | Frank Johnson |
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Presents national and state information on public education finances, including revenues by source, expenditures per student, and expenditures for instruction. |
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Financing Elementary and Secondary Education in the States: 1997–98 |
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By: | Joel D. Sherman, Elizabeth Rowe, and Lauri Peternick |
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Presents state-level analyses of revenues and expenditures for the 1997–98 school year, using both unadjusted and cost-adjusted dollars. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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Persistence and Attainment of Beginning Students With Pell Grants |
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By: | Christina Chang Wei and Laura Horn |
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Examines the academic and enrollment characteristics and persistence rates of first-time beginning students in 1995–96 who received a Pell Grant and compares them with beginning students who did not receive a Pell Grant. |
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Part-Time Instructional Faculty and Staff: Who They Are, What They Do, and What They Think |
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By: | Valerie Martin Conley and David W. Leslie |
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Presents characteristics of part-time faculty, compares part-time faculty and full-time faculty, and examines some of the common perceptions about part-time faculty. |
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| Methodology |
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National Postsecondary Student Aid Study 1999–2000 (NPSAS:2000) Methodology Report |
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By: | John A. Riccobono, Melissa B. Cominole, Peter H. Siegel, Tim J. Gabel, Michael W. Link, and Lutz K. Berkner |
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Describes the methods and procedures used for the NPSAS:2000, which provides information on trends in financial aid and on the ways in which families pay for postsecondary education. |
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Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition |
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By: | National Center for Education Statistics |
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Describes the methods, processes, and procedures used to develop the CIP:2000, the NCES taxonomy of instructional programs, and provides information on the CIP's structure, contents, and organization. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, and Funding Opportunities |
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ECLS-K Longitudinal Kindergarten-First Grade Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook |
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Data File: CCD State Nonfiscal Survey of
Public Elementary/Secondary Education:
School Year 2000–01 |
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Data File: Common Core of Data (CCD):
School Years 1996–97 Through 1999–2000 |
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Data File: Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal
Year 1999 |
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National Household Education Surveys of
1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1999: Data
Files and Electronic Codebook |
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| Other Publications |
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The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History
Highlights 2001 |
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By: | National Center for Education Statistics |
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Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education
Agencies: 1999–2000 |
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By: | Lena M. McDowell and John Sietsema |
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Findings From the Condition of Education 2001: Students
Whose Parents Did Not Go to College |
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By: | Susan P. Choy |
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Pocket Projections: Projections of Education
Statistics to 2011 |
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By: | William J. Hussar |
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Mini-Digest of Education Statistics 2001 |
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By: | Charlene Hoffman |
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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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