Press Releases

Date
Press Release
February 19, 2025
More than Half of Public School Leaders Say Cell Phones Hurt Academic Performance
January 22, 2025
More than a Quarter of Public Schools Now Offer All Students Free School Meals Through State or Local Initiatives
December 12, 2024
Public School Leaders Reports Suggest No Overall Change in the Number of Teaching Positions Since Last School Year
November 14, 2024
Most U.S. Public K–12 Schools Offer After–School Programs but Many Cannot Accommodate All Students Who Want to Participate
October 17, 2024
Most U.S. public elementary and secondary schools faced hiring challenges for the start of the 2024–25 academic year
August 15, 2024
About a Third of Public School Students Ended the 2023–24 School Year Behind Grade Level in at Least One Academic Subject, Principals Say
July 18, 2024
About One-Quarter of Public Schools Reported That Lack of Focus or Inattention From Students Had a Severe Negative Impact on Learning in 2023-24
June 12, 2024
More Than One-Third of Public Schools Agreed Traffic Patterns Around Schools Pose a Threat to Student Safety
May 9, 2024
Over Half of Public Schools Report Staffing and Funding Limit Their Efforts to Effectively Provide Mental Health Services to Students in Need
April 16, 2024
Most Schools Report Some Concern About Students Meeting Academic Standards and Issues Related to Staffing Shortages
March 19, 2024
A Majority of Grade 9-12 Public Schools Rate Themselves Favorably on Preparing Students for College
February 15, 2024
Nearly One-Third of Public Schools Have One or More Portable Buildings in Use
January 18, 2024
Public School Leaders Report 90 Percent Average Daily Student Attendance Rate in November 2023
December 14, 2023
Forty-Four Percent of Public School Students Began 2023-24 Year Behind Grade Level in at Least One Academic Subject, Principals Say
November 8, 2023
The Majority of K-12 Public Schools Offer Academically Focused Summer and After-School Programs
October 17, 2023
Most Public Schools Face Challenges in Hiring Teachers and Other Personnel Entering the 2023-24 Academic Year
February 9, 2023
Administrators Report Roughly Half of Public School Students Began 2022-23 School Year Behind Grade Level in At Least One Academic Subject
January 12, 2023
Eighty-Two Percent of Public Schools Indicated Having a Written Plan to Handle a Pandemic Disease in the 2022-23 School Year
December 6, 2022
Forty-Five Percent of Public Schools Operating Without a Full Teaching Staff in October, New NCES Data Show
November 3, 2022
Fifty-Six Percent of Public Schools are Offering After-School Programs to Students Who Need Academic Assistance for 2022-23 School Year
September 27, 2022
Too Few Candidates Applying for Teaching Jobs the Primary Hiring Challenge for More than Two-Thirds of Public Schools Entering the 2022-23 School Year
August 4, 2022
More than 98 Percent of Public Schools Made Concerted Efforts to Promote Pandemic-Related Learning Recovery During the 2021-22 School Year
May 31, 2022
Roughly Half of Public Schools Report That They Can Effectively Provide Mental Health Services to All Students in Need
April 21, 2022
Students Meeting Academic Standards is Top Concern of Both School Staff and Parents This Academic Year, New NCES Data Show