What's New for May 2022

April 2022 Update to COVID-19 Dashboards Focuses on Data Related to Student and Staff Mental Health Needs and Services Provided by Public Schools During the 2021–22 School Year  (May 31, 2022)
The April 2022 update provides information from the School Pulse Panel (SPP) on the mental health needs of, and services provided to, students and staff, the state of learning modes offered by schools, and student and staff quarantine prevalence in U.S. public schools.

Just Released! Condition of Education 2022 (May 31, 2022)
Readers can browse the Condition of Education Indicator System online. This year, we are excited to begin the rollout of interactive figures. These interactive figures will empower users to explore the data in new ways. In addition to the online indicator system, a synthesized overview of findings across topics is presented in the Report on the Condition of Education.

U.S. adults with low literacy and numeracy skills: 2012/14 to 2017, NCES 2022-004 (May 18, 2022)
This Data Point examines the U.S. adult population with low levels of English literacy and numeracy at two points in time—in the years 2012/2014 and 2017—using the data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). PIAAC is a large-scale international study of working-age adults (ages 16–65).

Current Expenditures per Pupil for Public PreK–12 Education Slightly Increased in FY 20 (School Year 2019-20) (May 11, 2022)
Current expenditures per pupil on a national basis slightly increased by 0.7 percent to $13,489 between FY 19 and FY 20, following an increase of 2.2 percent between FY 18 and FY 19, after adjusting for inflation. Increases in current expenditures per pupil from FY 19 to FY 20 were among the five highest in New Mexico (9.3 percent), Illinois (5.7 percent), Kansas (4.0 percent), Texas (3.7 percent), and Indiana (3.7 percent).

Revised First Look report on findings from the 2017–18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC) (May 10, 2022)
A First Look report first released by the National Center for Education Statistics on September 16, 2021 described the percentages of students receiving various types of financial aid and average amounts received, by type of institution attended and institution state. This revision to the report corrects standard errors provided in Table A-S6 for undergraduates receiving Title IV aid, by institution state.

Introducing NCES's New Locale-Focused Resource Hub: Education Across America (May 3, 2022)
NCES is excited to announce the release of a resource hub that focuses on data by geographic locale—Education Across America: Cities, Suburbs, Towns, and Rural Areas—using a three-phased approach. Released today, Phase I of this new resource hub involves the consolidation of locale-focused data across NCES surveys and programs and makes updates to the latest data available.