Youth Indicators 1996 / Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

The National Center for Education Statistics produced Youth Indicators, 1996. Within NCES, Thomas Snyder, with the assistance of Linda Shafer, oversaw the development and production of the publication, Mary Frase provided technical advice, and Celestine Davis provided statistical assistance.

A number of individuals outside NCES deserve thanks. Sherrie Aitken, Carla Claycomb, Stacy Hudson, John Salzberg, and Bill Scarbrough of CSR Incorporated provided research support and assistance. Linda Darby provided editorial assistance and managed typesetting, and Phil Carr designed the cover. Jerry Fairbanks of the U.S. Government Printing Office managed the typesetting.This year's edition of Youth Indicators has received reviews by individuals within and outside the Department of Education. We wish to thank them for their time and expert advice. In the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), Mary Frase, Mike Cohen, Jeffrey Owings, and Laura Lippman reviewed the entire manuscript. Special thanks to Jennifer Manlove of Child Trends, Inc. who reviewed the manuscript and provided valuable analytical and technical advice. Within the Department of Education, agency reviews were conducted by the Office of the Under Secretary, Budget Service, and Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

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