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- Current Population Survey (CPS)
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
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- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS‑K:2011)
- Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS 2002)
- Quick Response Information System (FRSS/PEQIS)
- High School and Beyond (HS&B) Longitudinal Study
- High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
- High School Transcript Studies (HSTS)
- International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
- Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017– 18 (MGLS:2017)
- National Assessment of Adulty Literacy (NAAL)
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)
- National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88)
- National Household Education Survey Program (NHES)
- National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1982 (NLS 72)
- National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
- National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF)
- National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)
- Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
- Progress In International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
- Program For International Student Assessment (PISA)
- Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
- School and Staffing Survey (SASS)
- SASS Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS)
- SASS School Library Media Center Survey (SLS)
- SASS Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS)
- Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)
- Crime and Safety Surveys (SCS & SSOCS)
- Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)
- Trends In International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Common Core of Data (CCD)
7. Methodology and evaluation Reports
General
Allison, G.S., Honegger, S.D., and Johnson, F. (2009). Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems: 2009 Edition (NCES 2009-325). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/fin_acct/
Bobbit and Johnson. (1993). E.D. TAB: Early Estimates for Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: 1992 – 1993(NCES 93-332). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Chen, C. (2012). Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2009–10 (NCES 2011-345rev). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011345rev.pdf.
Cornman, S.Q. (2015). Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2012–13 (Fiscal Year 2013) (NCES 2015-301). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2015/2015301.pdf.
Cornman, S.Q. (2016). Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts: School Year 2012–13 (Fiscal Year 2013) (NCES 2015-303). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2015/2015303.pdf.
Cornman, S.Q. (2017). Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts: School Year 2013–14 (Fiscal Year 2014) (NCES 2016-303). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2016/2016303.pdf.
Cornman, S.Q., and Zhou, L. (2016). Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2013–14 (Fiscal Year 2014) (NCES 2016-301). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016301.pdf
Glander, M. (2015). Selected Statistics from the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Universe: School Year 2013–14 (NCES 2015-151). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2015/2015151.pdf
Glander, M. (2016). Documentation to the 2014–15 Common Core of Data (CCD) Universe Files (NCES 2016-077). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ ccd/pdf/2016077_Documentation_062916.pdf.
Glander, M. (2016). Selected Statistics From the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Universe: School Year 2014–15 (NCES 2016-076). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016076.pdf.
Glander, M. (2017). Documentation to the 2015–16 Common Core of Data (CCD) Universe Files (NCES 2017-074). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2017/2017074.pdf.
Glander, M. (2017). Selected Statistics From the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Universe: School Year 2015–16 (NCES 2018-052). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018052.pdf.
Hoffman, L. (2009). Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006–07 (NCES 2009-304REV). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009304
Hoffman, L., Sable, J., Naum, J., and Gray, D. (2005). Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, and School Districts: School Year 2002–03 (NCES 2005–314). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Keaton, P. (2012). Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff Counts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010–11 (NCES 2012-327). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012327.pdf
Keaton, P. (2012). Documentation to the NCES Common Core of Data Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey: School Year 2010–11 (NCES 2012-338rev). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pdf/psu102agen.pdf.
Keaton, P. (2012). Documentation to the NCES Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 2010–11 Version 1a (NCES 2012-337). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pdf/pau101agen.pdf.
Keaton, P. (2014). Selected Statistics From the Public Elementary and Secondary Education Universe: School Year 2012–13 (NCES 2014-098). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014098.pdf.
Keaton, P. (2013). Selected Statistics From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2011–12 (NCES 2013-441). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2013/2013441.pdf.
Sable, J., and Garofano, A. (2007). Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment, High School Completions, and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005–06 (NCES 2007-352). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007352
Sable, J., and Plotts, C. (2009). Documentation to the NCES Common Core of Data Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey: School Year 2007–08 (NCES 2010-302). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010302.
Sable, J., Plotts, C., and Tang, J. (2009). Documentation to the NCES Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 2007–08 (NCES 2010-303). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010303
Stillwell, R., Sable, J., and Plotts, C. (2011). Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2008–09 (NCES 2011-312). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011312.pdf
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 1998–99, NCES 99-347, by Lena M. McDowell. Washington, DC: 1999
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 1999-2000, NCES 2000-364, by Lena M. McDowell. Washington, DC: 2000
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Key Statistics on Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Agencies: School Year 1997–98, NCES 2001–304r, by Lee M. Hoffman. Washington, DC: 2001
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Public High School Dropouts and Completers From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2000–01, NCES 2004–310, by Beth Aronstamm Young. Washington, DC: 2003
Survey Design
Hamann, T.A. (1999). Evaluation of the 1996–97 Nonfiscal Common Core of Data Surveys Data Collection, Processing, and Editing Cycle (NCES Working Paper 1999-03). National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/ 199903.pdf
Hoffman, L. (1995). State Dropout Data Collection Practices: 1991-92 School Year (NCES 95-690). ). U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs95/95690.pdf
National Institute of Statistical Sciences and the Education Statistics Services Institute. (2004). National Institute of Statistical Sciences/Education Statistics Services Institute Task Force on Graduation, Completion, and Dropout Indicators (NCES 2005-105). U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005105.pdf
Owens, S. (1999). Classification Evaluation of the 1994-95 Common Core of Data: Public/Elementary/Secondary Education Agency Universe Survey (NCES 1999-316). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs99/1999316.pdf
Seastrom, M., Chapman, C., Stillwell, R., McGrath, D., Peltola, P., Dinkes, R., and Xu, Z. (2006). User's Guide to Computing High School Graduation Rates, Volume 1: Review of Current and Proposed Graduation Indicators (NCES 2006-604). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Seastrom, M., Chapman, C., Stillwell, R., McGrath, D., Peltola, P., Dinkes, R., and Xu, Z. (2006). User's Guide to Computing High School Graduation Rates, Volume2: Technical Evaluation of Proxy Graduation Indicators (NCES 2006-605). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. A Recommended Approach to Providing High School Dropout and Completion Rates at the State Level, NCES 2000-305, by Marianne Winglee, et al. Washington, DC: 2000.
Data Quality and Comparability
Drews, T. (1994). School District Data Book Reference Manual (NCES 95-705). U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Gray, D., Sable, J., and Sietsema, J. (2006). Documentation for the Common Core of Data State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education: School Year 2004–05 (NCES 2006-441). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Hamann, T. (2000). Coverage Evaluation of the 1994–95 Common Core of Data: Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey (NCES Working Paper 2000-12). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/200012.pdf
Hoffman, L. (1997). Customer Service Survey: Common Core of Data Coordinators (NCES Working Paper 97-15). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/9715.pdf
Owens, S. and Bose, J. (1997). Coverage Evaluation of the 1994–95 Common Core of Data: Public Elementary/Secondary Education Agency Universe Survey (NCES 97-505). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/97505.pdf
Parrish, T.B., Matsumoto, C.S., and Fowler, W.J. (1995). Disparities in Public School District Spending 1989–90: A Multivariate, Student-Weighted Analysis, Adjusted for Differences in Geographic Cost of Living and Student Need (NCES 95-300). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs95/95300.pdf
Sable, J., Thomas, J.M., and Sietsema, J. (2006). Documentation to the NCES Common Core of Data Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey: School Year 2004–05 (NCES 2006-339). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Shen, Q. (2006). Data File: Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 2004-05 (NCES 2006-440). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
Stetser, M., and Stillwell, R. (2014). Public High School Four-Year On-Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates: School Years 2010–11 and 2011–12. First Look (NCES 2014-391). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014391.pdf.
