MGLS:2017 Restricted Access Use Data Files (RUF)

Title:	MGLS:2017 Restricted Access Use Data Files (RUF)
Description:	MGLS data offers information on the characteristics and cognitive outcomes of students who were enrolled in the 6th grade in public schools in the 2017-2018 school year and two years later in spring of 2020 when most students were in the 8th grade. The MGLS data are organized into student and school folders, each containing .txt data, data input files for SAS, SPSS, Stata and R survey software packages. A .csv version of the data is also provided.
Online Availability:	How to obtain restricted-use licenses.
Cover Date:	August 2023
Web Release:	August 16, 2023
Publication #:	NCES 2023131 Restricted Data Licenses
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Type of Product:	Data File
Survey/Program Areas:	Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017)
Keywords:	Ability Academic Persistence Access to Computers • in classrooms • in schools Achievement • academic achievement Achievement (Student) • mathematics • reading Advanced Placement Age American Indian/Alaska Native Arts Education Assessment Attendance Data Body Mass Index Career/Technical Education Computer and Internet Use Coursetaking/Transcripts • course selection
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Carolyn Grim.