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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2009303 | Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07 - First Look
This First Look presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary local education agencies (LEAs) in the United States and the territories in the 2006-07 school year, using data from the Local Education Agency Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. |
10/28/2008 |
| NCES 2009304 | Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07 - First Look
This report presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States and the territories in the 2006-07 school year, using data from the Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. |
10/28/2008 |
| NCES 2008159REV | Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2007 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2006-07, and 12-Month Enrollment 2006-07
This First Look presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2007 data collection, which included two survey components: Institutional Characteristics for the 2007-08 academic year, and Completions covering the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. It also presents data on 12-Month Enrollment for the 2006-07 academic year. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. |
10/15/2008 |
| NCES 2008088 | Eighth Grade: First Findings From the Final Round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)
This first look uses data collected from the final round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) when most of the cohort was in the eighth grade. This report is intended to provide a snapshot of the eighth-grade round of the ECLS-K and make the data available to encourage more in-depth analysis using more sophisticated statistical methods. It looks at multiple aspects of the cohort's middle school year; including overall achievement in reading, mathematics, and science; attainment of specific reading and mathematics proficiencies; participation in various school-sponsored activities; time spent on homework; and educational aspirations. The focus of this report is on the majority of the cohort promoted on schedule and for these children, the estimates are presented by various child and family characteristics. |
9/24/2008 |
| NCES 2008353REV | Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06
This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools in school year 2005-06. The counts of graduates, dropouts, and enrollments by grade (which serve as the denominators for the graduation and dropout rates) are from the Common Core of Data (CCD) nonfiscal surveys of public elementary/secondary education. These data represent high school graduates receiving regular diplomas for the 2005-06 school year and dropouts from the 2005-06 school year. |
9/19/2008 |
| NCES 2008051 | Parents’ Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007
This descriptive report presents initial findings on the school readiness of young children, as reported by their parents, from the School Readiness Survey (PFI) of the 2007 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES). It also incorporates basic demographic information about the population of children ages 3 to 6 who have not yet entered kindergarten, their parents'/guardians' characteristics, and the characteristics of the households in which they live. Topics covered include the participation of young children in preschool or other types of center-based care or education arrangements; parental plans for kindergarten enrollment and parents' beliefs about what they think they should do to prepare their children for school; children’s developmental accomplishments and difficulties, including emerging literacy and numeracy skills; family activities with children in and outside of the home; and children’s television-viewing habits. |
8/12/2008 |
| NCES 2008050 | Parent and Family Involvement in Education, 2006-07 School Year, From the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007
This descriptive report presents initial findings on parents’ and families’ involvement in their children’s education from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI) of the 2007 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES). It also incorporates basic demographic information about the population of students in kindergarten through 12th grade, their parents'/guardians' characteristics, and the characteristics of the households in which they live. Topics covered include parent reports of their involvement in activities at school, their involvement with homework, school communication practices, schools' provision of information on select topics, parent satisfaction with various school characteristics, expectations for their children's educational attainment, and family plans to help pay for postsecondary education. |
8/5/2008 |
| NCES 2008345 | Revenues and Expenditures by Public School Districts: School Year 2005-06
This brief publication contains data on revenues and expenditures per pupil made by school districts for school year 2005-06. Median per pupil revenue and expenditure data are reported by state, as well as values at the 5th and 95th percentiles. Data for charter schools are reported separately. There are also discussions on the different types of school districts, and other resources that may be helpful in analyzing school district level data. Revenues and expenditures for the 100 largest school districts are included, as well as federal revenues by program. For total revenues and expenditures for public education made by states and the nation, readers should refer to the state-level "Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2005-06" (NCES 2008-328) |
7/29/2008 |
| NCES 2008337 | Academic Libraries: 2006
The Academic Libraries: 2006 First Look summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The nation’s 3,600 academic libraries held 1.0 billion books; serial backfiles; and other paper materials, including government documents at the end of FY 2006, and there were 144.1 million circulation transactions from their general collections. During the same time period, academic libraries’ expenditures totaled $6.2 billion. |
7/8/2008 |
| NCES 2008173 | Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006; Graduation Rates, 2000 and 2003 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2006
This First Look presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) spring 2007 data collection, which included four components: Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006; Graduation Rates, 2000 & 2003 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2006. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system. Findings include: In fall 2006, Title IV institutions in the United States enrolled a total of 18 million individual graduate and undergraduate students; 62 percent were enrolled in 4-year institutions, 37 percent in 2-year institutions, and 2 percent in less-than-2-year institutions. Graduation rates of bachelor's-seeking students at 4-year institutions were higher at private not-for-profit institutions than at public or private for-profit institutions (table 6). For example, the 4-year graduation rate of all bachelor's-seeking students was 50 percent at private not-for-profit institutions, 29 percent at public institutions, and 26 percent at private, for-profit institutions. During 2005-06 academic year, 75 percent of the 2.7 million full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates attending Title IV institutions located in the United States received financial aid. |
6/3/2008 |
| NCES 2008328 | Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2005-06 (Fiscal Year 2006)
This brief publication contains basic revenue and expenditure data, by state, for public elementary and secondary education for school year 2005-06. It contains state-level data on revenues by source and expenditures by function, including expenditures per pupil. |
4/15/2008 |
| NCES 2008440 | Findings from the Pilot Teacher Compensation Survey: School Year 2005-06
This brief publication contains summary data from the research and development effort to collect individual salary and demographic data on public school teachers. Seven states participated in this effort: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Data from full-time public school teachers who teach at only one school were included in the analysis. Median salaries and counts for different groupings by experience, age, race, and gender are presented. |
4/10/2008 |
| NCES 2008315 | Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results from the 2005-2006 Private School Universe Survey
This report on the 2005-2006 Private School Universe Survey presents data on private schools in the United States with grades kindergarten through twelve by selected characteristics. |
4/1/2008 |
| NCES 2008172 | Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 2006-07
This report presents information from the Winter 2006-07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) web-based data collection. Tabulations represent data requested from all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The tables in this publication include data on the number of staff employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in fall 2006 by primary occupational activity, length of contract/teaching period, employment status, salary class interval, faculty and tenure status, academic rank, race/ethnicity, and gender. Also included are tables on the number of full-time instructional faculty employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in 2006-07 by length of contract/teaching period, academic rank, gender, and average salaries. |
3/11/2008 |
| NCES 2008305 | Numbers and Rates of Public High School Dropouts: School Year 2004-05
This report presents findings on the numbers and rates of public school students who dropped out of school in school years 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05, using data from the CCD State-Level Public Use Data File on Public School Dropouts for these years. The report also used the Local Education Agency-Level Public-Use Data File on Public School Dropouts: School Year 2004-05, and the NCES Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout and Completion Restricted-Use Data File: School Year 2004-05. |
12/6/2007 |
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