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Educational Statistics
Publisher: Education Dept., Office of the Deputy Secretary, Strategic Accountability Service Description: Represents the 2nd year of the "2002-2007 Strategic Plan." Provides the nation's citizens with the transparent standards against which the work can be judged. Outlines the strategies and actions which will be undertaken to achieve the goals. Defines the measures and targets by which to assess our success. Year/Pages: 2003: 148 p.; ill. Price: $21.00 Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2002 Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: NCES 2003-026. By Joel D. Sherman, Steven D. Honegger, and Jennifer L. McGivern, of the American Institutes for Research. Mariann Lemke, of the National Center for Education Statistics is Project Director. Presents a set of education indicators that describes how the United States education system compares with those in other economically developed countries. Compares these statistics primarily with the eight most industrialized countries in the world, whose representatives meet regularly to discuss economic and other policy issues: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States--the Group of Eight (G8) countries. Year/Pages: 2003: 117 p.; ill. Price: $6.80 Publisher: Education Dept., Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Education Department Publication NCES 2002-025. Produced by Barbara Kridl, Managing Editor, Andrea Livingston, Senior Editor. Focuses on the issue of providing equal educational opportunities to first-generation students and how academic preparation can increase the likelihood of these students' access to and persistence in postsecondary education. Analyzes key data that measure the health of education. Monitors important developments. Shows trends in major aspects of education. Presents statistical information in a manner accessible to a general audience. Contains copyrighted digital images. Item 0461-A-12. Year/Pages: 2003: 362 p.; ill. Price: $19.60 Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Education Department Publication NCES 2003-067. By John Wirt, et al. Focuses on the issue of providing equal educational opportunities to first-generation students and how academic preparation can increase the likelihood of these students' access to and persistence in postsecondary education. Analyzes key data that measure the health of education. Monitors important developments. Shows trends in major aspects of education. Presents statistical information in a manner accessible to a general audience. Item 461-A-12. Year/Pages: 2003: 327 p.; ill.
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Digest of Education Statistics, 2002 Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Education Department Publication NCES 2003-060. 38th edition. Thomas D. Snyder, Project Director. Charlene M. Hoffman, Production Manager. Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private. Draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics. Year/Pages: 2003: 599 p.; ill. Price: $54.00 Guide to United States Department of Education Programs, 2001 Publisher: Education Dept., Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Editorial Policy, Publications and Printing Branch Description: Also known as "Guide to ED Programs." Describes Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law as well as individual competitions made possible by these programs. Includes information on financial assistance offered to State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, postsecondary and vocational institutions, public and private nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Year/Pages: 2001: 361 p. Price: $46.00 [ Top ]
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