Indirect County and State Estimates of the Percentage of Adults at the Lowest Literacy Level for 1992 and 2003 (Jan 8) The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) assessed the English literacy skills of a nationally representative sample of 18,500 U.S. adults (age 16 and older) residing in private households. » more info
Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07 (Dec 30) This report presents findings from "Distance Education at Postsecondary Institutions: 2006–07," a survey that was designed to provide national estimates on distance education at 2-year and 4-year Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions. » more info
1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007 (Dec 23) This Issue Brief provides estimates of the number and percentage of homeschooled students in the United States in 2007 and compares these estimates to those from 1999 and 2003. » more info
Mathematics Achievement of Language-Minority Students During the Elementary Years (Dec 16) This Issue Brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to examine the scores of public-school language-minority students on a mathematics assessment in 1st grade, as well as the gain in their scores between 1st and 5th grades. » more info