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Title:

Condition of education: 2006

Personal Name:

Rooney, Patrick

Personal Name:

Hussar, William

Personal Name:

Planty, Michael

Personal Name:

Choy, Susan

Personal Name:

Hampden-Thompson, Gillian

Personal Name:

Provasnik, Stephen; Fox, Mary Ann; Kridl, Barbara (editor) ; Livingston, Andrea (editor)

Electronic Availability:

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006071

Publication Information:

Publisher:

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Place:

Washington, DC

Date:

June	2006

Telephone:

(202) 502-7300

URL:

http://nces.ed.gov/

Material Type:

Research or Technical Report

Physical Medium:

PDF

Language:

ENGLISH

Tool for:

General
Policy Maker

Subject Terms:

Education

Enrollment and attendance

Statistics

Abstract/ Summary:

The Condition of Education 2006 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 50 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis on international assessments. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2006 print edition includes 50 indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education.

Physical Description:
Extent of Item:	409 p.