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See the NCES report, First-Time Kindergartners in 2010-11, a longitudinal study of students from kindergarten to 2016.

U.S. colleges and universities employed almost 4 million people last year. Find out more in our latest data release

7 percent of young adults are not in school and don't have a high school diploma. Find out more about status dropouts:

27% of 8th- and 12th-graders scored at or above Proficient in . Explore more results:

V.3 of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) has been released for public comment. Check it out at )

New report confirms a long way to go to close gaps in college access & college completion for minority male students

RT & spread the word! ’s first computer-based assessment results will be released on 9/14. Join us!

New report out today on gaps in college access and persistence for disadvantaged males

More girls than boys are enrolling in and completing college. Tomorrow we're releasing a new report on these gaps in access and persistence.

Record numbers of students are heading back to school this fall. Check out the latest statistics at

President Obama Signs New Initiative to Improve Educational Outcomes for African Americans

Almost all kindergartners are 5 yrs old when they start school. Check out our new report on the class of 2010-11 at

Want to know more about kindergartners? Check out our First Look at the ECLS Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 being released this Wednesday.

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