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Note From NCES |
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Note From
NCES |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early
Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Describes the surveys used by NCES to collect information
on technology access and use in school and at home. |
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Featured
Topic: Technology in Education |
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Computer and Internet
Use by Children and Adolescents in 2001 |
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By: |
Matthew DeBell and Chris Chapman |
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Examines the use of computers and the Internet by American
children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 17. |
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Internet Access in
U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994–2002 |
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By: |
Anne Kleiner and Laurie Lewis |
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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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Participation in Technology-Based
Postcompulsory Education |
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By: |
Lisa Hudson and Linda Shafer |
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Addresses the following issue: Does technology-based
education reach all adults equally, or are traditionally underrepresented
or overrepresented adults more likely to be the beneficiaries of this
type of education? |
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Invited Commentary:
Children, Schools, Computers, and the Internet: The Impact of Continued
Investment in Educational Technology Under NCLB
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By: |
Susan Patrick, Director, Office of Educational
Technology, U.S. Department of Education |
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Elementary
and Secondary Education |
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The Nation's Report
Card: Mathematics Highlights 2003 |
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By: |
James S. Braswell, Mary C. Daane, and Wendy
S. Grigg |
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Presents highlights of the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) 2003 mathematics assessment. Describes the assessment
content and presents major assessment results at grades 4 and 8 for
the nation and participating states and jurisdictions. Also presents
performance results for selected subgroups. |
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The Nation's Report
Card: Trial Urban District Assessment, Mathematics Highlights 2003 |
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By: |
Anthony D. Lutkus and Arlene W. Weiner |
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Presents school district-level results of the NAEP mathematics
2003 assessment at grades 4 and 8 for nine urban public school districts.
Also presents performance results for selected subgroups. |
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The Nation's Report
Card: Reading Highlights 2003 |
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By: |
Patricia L. Donahue, Mary C. Daane, and
Wendy S. Grigg |
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Presents highlights of the NAEP 2003 reading assessment.
Describes the assessment content and presents major assessment results
at grades 4 and 8 for the nation and participating states and jurisdictions.
Also presents performance results for selected subgroups. |
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The Nation's Report
Card: Trial Urban District Assessment, Reading Highlights 2003 |
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By: |
Anthony D. Lutkus and Arlene W. Weiner |
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Presents school district-level results of the NAEP 2002
and 2003 reading assessments at grades 4 and 8. Provides results for
the five urban public school districts that participated in the 2002
assessment and the four additional districts that participated in
2003. Also presents performance results for selected subgroups. |
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Violence in U.S. Public
Schools: 2000 School Survey on Crime and Safety |
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By: |
Amanda K. Miller |
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Focuses on the presence of violence and serious violence
(a subset of violence) that occurred in American public schools during
the 1999–2000 school year. |
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Indicators of School
Crime and Safety: 2003 |
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By: |
Jill F. DeVoe, Katharin Peter, Phillip Kaufman,
Sally A. Ruddy, Amanda K. Miller, Mike Planty, Thomas D. Snyder, 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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Public High School
Dropouts and Completers From the Common Core of Data: School Year
2000–01 |
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By: |
Beth Aronstamm Young |
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Presents the number and percentage of students who dropped
out of and completed public school among states that reported dropouts.
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Characteristics of
the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in
the United States: 2001–02 |
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By: |
Jennifer Sable and Beth Aronstamm Young |
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Describes the characteristics of the 100 largest school
districts, such as number and average size of schools, pupil/teacher
ratios, number of high school completers, number of special education
students, and minority enrollment. |
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School District Expenditures
for Elementary and Secondary Education: 1997–98 |
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By: |
Joel D. Sherman, Barbra Gregory, Jeffrey
M. Poirier, and Xiaolan Ye |
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Presents school district-level analyses of expenditures
for the 1997–98 school year for the nation and the states. |
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Postsecondary
Education |
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Enrollment in Postsecondary
Institutions, Fall 2001 and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2001
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By: |
Laura G. Knapp, Janice E. Kelly, Roy W.
Whitmore, Shiying Wu, Burton Levine, and Seungho Huh |
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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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Staff in Postsecondary
Institutions, Fall 2001, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty,
2001–02 |
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By: |
Laura G. Knapp, Janice E. Kelly, Roy W.
Whitmore, Shiying Wu, Seungho Huh, and Burton Levine |
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Presents race/gender information for staff employed in
fall 2001 and salaries and fringe benefits of full-time instructional
faculty for academic year 2001–02. |
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Postsecondary Institutions
in the United States: Fall 2002 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred:
2001–02 |
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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 universe data on institutional characteristics
as well as on the numbers of degrees conferred in the 50 states and
the District of Columbia, by control of institution, gender, and race/ethnicity
of recipients, and degree level and field. |
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Remedial Education
at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions in Fall 2000 |
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By: |
Basmat Parsad and Laurie Lewis |
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Presents data on remedial course offerings, student participation
in remedial programs, institutional structure of remedial programs,
and the delivery of remedial courses through distance education. |
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Libraries |
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Academic Libraries:
2000 |
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By: |
Nancy Carey and Natalie M. Justh |
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Summarizes universe data on libraries in 2-year and 4-year
degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Includes information about
services, staff, collections, and expenditures. |
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Crosscutting
Statistics |
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Volunteer Service
by Young People From High School Through Early Adulthood |
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By: |
Mike Planty and Michael Regnier |
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Examines the patterns and characteristics of individual
involvement in community service activities from high school through
early adulthood. Describes the characteristics of young adults who
volunteered, when they volunteered, why they volunteered, and for
which types of organizations they volunteered. |
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Status and Trends in
the Education of Blacks |
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By: |
Kathryn Hoffman and Charmaine Llagas |
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Examines the educational status of Blacks in the United
States using statistical measures. Presents a selection of indicators
that illustrate the educational gains made in recent years, as well
as the many gaps that still exist. |
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Projections of Education
Statistics to 2013 |
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By: |
Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar |
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Presents national data on elementary and secondary schools
and degree-granting institutions, including projections to the year
2013. Also includes state-level projections of public school enrollment
and public high school graduates. |
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Data Products,
Other Publications, and Funding Opportunities |
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Data Products |
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Data File: Local
Education Agency (School District) and School Universe Survey Longitudinal
Data Files: 1986–1998 (13-year) |
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Data File: Common
Core of Data Local Education Agency Dropout and Completion Data: School
Year 2000–01 |
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CD-ROM: Common
Core of Data (CCD) School Years 1996–97 Through 2000–01 |
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CD-ROM: Baccalaureate
and Beyond Longitudinal Study Data Analysis System (DAS) B&B:2000/01
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National Household
Education Surveys Program of 2001: Data Files and Electronic Codebook
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Other Publications |
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NAEP Mathematics
2003 State Snapshot Reports |
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By: |
National Center for Education Statistics |
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The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District
Mathematics 2003 Snapshot Reports
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By: |
National Center for Education Statistics |
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NAEP Reading 2003 State Snapshot Reports
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By: |
National Center for Education Statistics |
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The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District
Reading 2003 Snapshot Reports
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By: |
National Center for Education Statistics |
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Financial Accounting for Local and State
School Systems: 2003 Edition
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By: |
Core Finance Data Task Force, National Forum
on EducationStatistics |
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Programs and Plans of the National Center
for Education Statistics, 2003 Edition
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By: |
William C. Sonnenberg (editor) |
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NCES Nonfiscal Data Handbook for Early
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
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By: |
NCES Working Group |
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Training and Funding Opportunities |
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Training |
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The AERA Grants
Program |
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The NAEP Secondary
Analysis Grant Program |
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AIR Grants Program |
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NPEC/AIR Focused
Grants |
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