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| Note From the Acting Commissioner |
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Note From the Acting Commissioner |
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By: |
Gary W. Phillips |
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Discusses how the invited commentaries featured in each issue of the Quarterly fit in with the overall NCES mission. |
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| Featured Topic: Projections
of Education Statistics |
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Projections
of Education Statistics to 2010 |
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By: |
Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar |
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Provides national data on enrollments, teachers, graduates,
degrees, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the
year 2010. Also includes state-level projections of public elementary and
secondary school enrollment and public high school graduates. |
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Invited Commentary:
The Baby Boom Echo Goes to College - by the Millions |
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By: |
Richard W. Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education |
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Invited Commentary:
Meeting Greater Expectations and Greater Needs for Education Data |
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By: |
Lavan Dukes, Bureau Chief and Edward Croft, Program
Specialist, Education Information and Accountability Services, Florida
Department of Education |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Their Characteristics and Later School Performance |
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By: | Jerry West, Anne Meek, and David Hurst |
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Describes percentages and characteristics of children who enter kindergarten late or repeat kindergarten, as well as their subsequent performance and adjustment in school. < |
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High School Dropouts, by Race/Ethnicity and Recency of Migration |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Presents 1979, 1989, and 1997 data comparing dropout rates among Hispanics and other ethnic groups by recency of migration. < |
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Teacher Supply in the United States: Sources of Newly Hired Teachers in Public and Private Schools: 1987� to 1993� |
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By: | Stephen P. Broughman and Mary R. Rollefson |
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Presents national estimates of the numbers and proportions of four types of newly hired teachers in both public and private schools. Examines each group's basic demographic characteristics, teaching qualifications, career paths, and former occupations. |
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Salaries of Teachers |
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By: | from The Condition of Education: 1999 |
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Examines changes in salaries from 1971 to 1998 among teachers in different age groups. Also compares teacher salaries with the salaries of all bachelor's degree recipients. |
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In the Middle: Characteristics of Public Schools With a Focus on Middle Schools |
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By: | Martha Naomi Alt and Susan P. Choy |
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Describes various aspects of public middle schools, examines how these schools have changed over time, and compares them with elementary and secondary schools in the areas of school organization, decision making and management, staffing, and school climate. |
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Condition of America抯 Public School Facilities: 1999 |
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By: | Laurie Lewis, Kyle Snow, Elizabeth Farris, Becky Smerdon, Stephanie Cronen, and Jessica Kaplan |
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Provides national data on the condition of public school facilities and the costs to bring them into good condition; school plans for repairs, renovations, and replacements; the age of public schools, and overcrowding and practices used to address overcrowding. |
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Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 1998�99 |
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By: | Beth Aronstamm Young |
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Describes characteristics of the 100 largest school districts, such as district size (defined as the number of students in membership), number and average size of schools, pupil/teacher ratios, number of high school graduates, number of special education students, and minority enrollment. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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Postsecondary
Students with Disabilities: Enrollment, Services and Persistence |
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By: |
David Hurst and Becky Smerdon (editors) |
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Compares the enrollment, persistence, and attainment patterns
of postsecondary students with and without disabilities, as well as the accommodations
provided to students with disabilities with various types and sizes of postsecondary
institutions. |
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Entry and Persistence
of Women and Minorities in College Science and Engineering Education |
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By: |
Gary Huang, Nebiyu Taddese, and Elizabeth Walter |
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Examines the gaps related to gender and race/ethnicity in entry,
persistence, and attainment of postsecondary science and engineering education. |
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Debt Burden Four Years
After College |
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By: |
Susan P. Choy |
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Examines the debt burden of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients
in light of their financial circumstances approximately 4 years of degree
attainment. |
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College Quality
and Earnings of Recent College Graduates |
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By: |
Robert A. Fitzgerald |
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Examines the association between the college characteristics
(e.g., selectivity) and the earnings of college graduates 5 years after graduation,
controlling for various factors, such as student background, major, and occupation. |
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| Public, State, and Federal
Libraries |
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Public Libraries
in the United States: FY 1997 |
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By: |
Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe |
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Summarizes information about public libraries, including their
number, administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures,
staffing and collections, and services. |
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| Crosscutting Statistics |
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Educational
Attainment |
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By: |
from the Condition of Education 1999 |
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Examines the changes between 1971 and 1998 in the percentages
of 25- to 29-year-olds with a high school diploma, with some college, and
with a bachelor's degree or higher, by race/ethnicity and gender. |
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The Condition of Education:
2000 |
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By: |
National Center for Education Statistics |
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Focuses on indicators that present data on numerous aspects
of the condition and progress of education in the United States, including
academic, social, and economic outcomes; enrollments and participation at
all levels; and the quality of educational environments. |
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| Methodology |
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Quality Profile for SASS Rounds 1� 1987�95 |
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By: | Graham Kalton, Marianne Winglee, Sheila Krawchuk, and Daniel Levine |
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Reviews research about the quality of data from the various components of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) to identify gaps in our knowledge and establish priorities for future research. Also provides information about the survey design and data collection procedures. |
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How Does NAEP Select Schools and Students? |
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By: | Alan Vanneman and Sheida White |
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Briefly explains how schools and students are selected for the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) and and why high participation rates are important. |
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How Does NAEP Ensure Consistency in Scoring? |
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By: | Sheida White, Connie Smith, and Alan Vanneman |
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Discusses technique used to ensure consistent scoring of written student reponses in such subjects as reading, mathematics, writing, science, geography, U.S. History, and civics. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, Funding Opportunities, and Errata |
| Data Products |
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Data File: High
School & Beyond Sophomore Cohort: 1980–92 Postsecondary Education
Transcripts and Supplement, Restricted Data CD-ROM |
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Data File: BPS
96/98 Restricted Data Electronic Codebook CD-ROM |
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Data File: Public
Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 1997 |
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Preliminary Data
File: Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 1998 |
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Preliminary Data
File: State Library Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 1999 |
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| Other Publications |
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The NPEC Sourcebook
on Assessment, Volumes 1 and 2 |
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By: | T. Dary Erwin |
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SASS & PSS Questionnaires:
1999–2000 |
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By: | National Center for Education Statistics |
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Highlights From
the TIMSS Videotape Study |
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By: | National Center for Education Statistics0 |
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Developments in
School Finance: 1998 |
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By: | William J. Fowler, Jr. (editor) |
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Mini-Digest of
Education Statistics: 1999 |
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By: | Alean Miller |
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Directory of the
11th Federal Forecasters Conference: 2000 |
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By: | Debra E. Gerald (editor) |
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| Funding Opportunities |
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The AERA Grants
Program |
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The NAEP Secondary
Analysis Grant Program |
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| Errata |
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Teacher Use of
Computers and the Internet in Public Schools |
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