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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2009020 | Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
The 44th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. |
3/18/2009 |
| REL 2009068 | How Eight State Education Agencies in the Northeast
and Islands Region Identify and Support Low-Performing
Schools and Districts
This report describes and analyzes how eight state education agencies in the Northeast and Islands Region—those of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont–identify and support low-performing schools and districts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Focusing on direct state supports and interventions, the report finds that the eight agencies have created supports and rationales to put federally defined accountability principles into practice in response to their specific contexts, local needs, and capacities. |
3/2/2009 |
| NCES 2009317 | 1999-2000 SASS & 2000-01 TFS CD-ROM: Electronic Codebook and Restricted-Use Data
Restricted-use data files for the 1999-2000 SASS and the 2000-01 Teacher Follow-up Survey. The data are in ASCII format and can be exported into SAS or SPSS formats. Also included is software for variable searching, displaying variable frequencies and coding, plus survey documentation and record layouts. |
12/4/2008 |
| 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 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 2008341 | Data File: Common Core of Data, School District Financial Survey FY 2006 Final
This data file and documentation contain finance data for public elementary and secondary education at the school district level, for fiscal year 2006, and school year 2005-06. Revenues are reported by source, and expenditures are reported by function and object. Student membership data are also included. Data are submitted to NCES by state education agencies. |
7/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| REL 2008045 | Prevalence of Strategies for Preparing Rural Teachers
The Central Region states have greater percentages of rural students and schools than the U.S. average. This report describes how nine teacher preparation programs in the region prepare their graduates for teaching positions in rural settings. |
7/28/2008 |
| NCES 2008339 | Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2005-06
This annual report provides basic information from the Common Core of Data about the nation's largest public school districts in the 2005-06 school year. The data include such characteristics as the numbers of students and teachers, number of high school completers and the averaged freshman graduation rate, and revenues and expenditures. Findings include: In 2005-06, these 100 largest districts enrolled 23 percent of all public school students, and employed 22 percent of all public school teachers. The districts produced 20 percent of all high school completers (both diploma and other completion credential recipients) in 2004-05. Across the districts, the averaged freshman graduation rate was 69.5 percent. Three states -- California, Florida, and Texas -- accounted for almost half of the 100 largest public school districts. Current per-pupil expenditures in fiscal year 2003 ranged from a low of $5,104 in the Puerto Rico School District to a high of $18,878 in the District of Columbia Public School District. |
6/26/2008 |
| NCES 2008311 | Data File: Common Core of Data, School District Financial Survey FY 2005, Revised Version 1b
This data file and documentation contain finance data for public elementary and secondary education at the school district level, for fiscal year 2005, school year 2004-05. Revenues are reported by source, and expenditures are reported by function and object. Student membership data are also included. Data are submitted to NCES by state education agencies. |
4/17/2008 |
| NCES 2008335 | Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2004-05
This annual report provides basic information from the Common Core of Data about the nation’s largest public school districts in the 2004-05 school year. The data include such characteristics as the numbers of students and teachers, number of high school completers and the averaged freshman graduation rate, and revenues and expenditures. Several findings were: These 100 largest districts enrolled 23 percent of all public school students, and employed 20 percent of all public school teachers, in 2004-05. The 100 largest districts produced 20 percent of all high school completers (both diploma and other completion credential recipients) in 2003-04. Across these districts, the averaged freshman graduation rate was 70.2 percent. Four states -- California, Florida, Texas, and New York -- accounted for more than half of the 100 largest public school districts. Current per-pupil expenditures in fiscal year 2003 ranged from a low of $4,351 in the Puerto Rico School District to a high of $17,337 in Boston, Massachusetts. |
4/1/2008 |
| NCES 2008022 | Digest of Education Statistics, 2007
The 43rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest’s primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. |
3/25/2008 |
| NCES 2008309 | 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) (CD ROM) Restricted-Use Data with Electronic Codebook
The restricted-use codebook contains the count of responses for each data item and all components of SASS in 2003-2004 and the 2004-2005 TFS. The TFS data and User's manual are the added features to this re-release of the 2003-2004 SASS restricted-use ECB. |
10/31/2007 |
| NCES 2007379 | A Brief Profile of America's Public Schools
This brochure is for potential respondents to the 2007-08 SASS. Data from the 2003-04 SASS are presented on public schools, principals, teachers, school districts, and school library media centers. |
10/31/2007 |
| NCES 2007390 | Data File: Common Core of Data, School District Financial Survey FY 2003 Revised
This data file and documentation contain finance data for public elementary and secondary education at the school district level, for fiscal year 2003, and school year 2002-03. Revenues are reported by source, and expenditures are reported by function and object. Student membership data are also included. Data are submitted to NCES by state education agencies. |
9/4/2007 |
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