Free Publications

The National Forum on Education Statistics develops free resources on a variety of issues that affect schools, school districts, and state education agencies.

Best Practices
Data Handbooks
Education Data
Education Facilities
Forum Outreach
Safety/Security
Technology

Best Practices

• Every School Day Counts: The Forum Guide to Collecting and Using Attendance Data (2009)
• Forum Guide to Core Finance Data Elements (2007)
• Forum Curriculum for Improving Education Data: A Resource for Local Education Agencies (2007)
• Accounting for Every Student: A Taxonomy for Standard Student Exit Codes (2006)
• Forum Guide to Elementary/Secondary Virtual Education (2006)
• Forum Guide to the Privacy of Student Information: A Resource for Schools (2006)
• Forum Guide to Decision Support Systems: A Resource for Educators (2006)
• Forum Guide to Building a Culture of Quality Data: A School and District Resource (2005)
• Forum Guide to Education Indicators (2005)
• Forum Unified Education Technology Suite (2005)
• Forum Guide to Protecting the Privacy of Student Information: State and Local Education Agencies (2004)
• Planning Guide for Maintaining School Facilities (2003)
• Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools (2002)
• Privacy Issues in Education Staff Records (2000)
• Building an Automated Student Record System (2000)

Data Handbooks

• NCES Handbooks Online State Customization Tool
• NCES Nonfiscal Data Handbook for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (2007)
• NCES Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems: 2003 Edition (2003)

Education Data

• Education Data Model Version 1 (PK-12) (2009)
• Managing an Identity Crisis: Forum Guide to Implementing New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories (2008)
• Forum Guide to Elementary/Secondary Virtual Education (2006)
• Forum Guide to the Privacy of Student Information: A Resource for Schools (2006)
• Forum Guide to Building a Culture of Quality Data: A School and District Resource (2005)
• Forum Guide to Education Indicators (2005)
• Forum Guide to Protecting the Privacy of Student Information: State and Local Education Agencies (2004)
• Building an Automated Student Record System (2000)
• Privacy Issues in Education Staff Records (2000)
• NCES Pilot Standard National Course Classification System for Secondary Education (1995)
• Standards for Education Data Collection and Reporting (SEDCAR) (1991)

Education Facilities

• Facilities Information Management: A Guide for State and Local Education Agencies (2003)
• Planning Guide for Maintaining School Facilities (2003)

Forum Outreach

• National Forum on Education Statistics: History (2004)
• Power Tools for Your Schools (brochure) (2003)
• Putting Numbers to Work for Schools (2003)

Safety/Security

• Safety in Numbers: Collecting and Using Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data to Make a Difference in Schools (2002)
• Recommendations of the Crime, Violence, and Discipline Reporting Task Force (1996)

Technology

• Forum Guide to Decision Support Systems: A Resource for Educators (2006)
• Forum Guide to Elementary/Secondary Virtual Education (2006)
• Forum Unified Education Technology Suite (2005)
• Privacy Issues in Education Staff Records (2000)

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Publications of the National Forum on Education Statistics do not undergo the formal review required for products of the National Center for Education Statistics. The information and opinions published here are the product of the National Forum on Education Statistics and do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education or the National Center for Education Statistics.