National Center for Education Statistics
Statistical Reports from NCES
(August-December 1998)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:40:06 -0500
From: Kirk_Winters@ed.gov
(Kirk Winters)
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MORE THAN 30 STATISTICAL REPORTS have been issued since August
by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
on a number of topics, including...
* academic progress
* arts
* civics
* federal support
* international
* libraries
* mathematics
* postsecondary education
* public schools
* safety
* science
* state comparisons
* technology
* writing & more.
Below are titles, descriptions, & URLs of many of these reports,
for which the full texts or highlights are offered online (some
in PDF only).
The newest publications from NCES can be found online at:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/wnew.idc?1
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Recent Publications from NCES August -- December, 1998
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The Condition of Education
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"The Condition of Education, 1998 edition." This annual
report to Congress focuses on 60 indicators, representing a consensus
of professional judgment on the most significant national measures
of the condition & progress of education at the time, but
tempered by the availability of information. Each indicator is
available in HTML & the entire report is in PDF.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98013
Academic Progress
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"Report in Brief: NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress."
Executive summary of results from the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) survey & long-term assessments of science,
mathematics, reading, & writing.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98530
Arts
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"Arts Education: Highlights of the NAEP 1997 Arts Assessment
Report Card." Provides samples & highlights from the
1997 NAEP arts assessment, which measured students' literacy in
the arts through their knowledge & skill in creating, performing,
& responding to challenging, innovative test exercises.
http://nces.ed.gov/naep/report97/1999486.shtml
Civics
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"The Civic Development of 9th Through 12th Grade Students
in the U.S.: 1996." Studies 5 measures of civic development
used in the National Household Education Survey of 1996: levels
of political knowledge, attention to politics, political participatory
skills, degrees of political efficacy, & tolerance of diversity.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999131
Federal Support
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"Federal Support for Education: Fiscal Years 1980 to 1998."
Provides a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support
for education since fiscal year 1980.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98115
International
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"International Archive of Educational Data." Holdings
represent data collected primarily by NCES from the 1960's to
the present. Sponsored by NCES & located at the Inter-University
Consortium for Political & Social Research (ICPSR), University
of Michigan. Intended to be used with statistical processing tools
such as SAS & SPSS.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED
Libraries
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"1994 Academic Library Data File." Provides large downloadable
files in several formats of micro-data on academic libraries at
3,303 institutions of higher education.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98270
"How Does Your Public Library Compare? Service Performance
of Peer Groups." Categorizes almost 9,000 public libraries
into peer groups based on size of population of the legal service
area & total operating expenditures.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98310
"Public Libraries in the U.S.: 1995." Summarizes information
about public libraries in the 50 states & D.C. for state fiscal
year 1995. Includes information about service measures such as
reference transactions, public service hours, inter- library loans,
circulation, library visits, children's program attendance &
circulation of children's materials.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98301
"School Library Media Centers: 1993-94." Examines the
current state of school libraries in the U.S. & how they have
changed.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98282
"Status of Academic Libraries in the U.S.: Results from the
1994 Academic Library Survey, With Historical Comparisons to 1974."
Gives data on the collections, staff, & expenditures of the
nation's 3,303 academic libraries.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98311
Mathematics
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"Long-Term Trends in Student Mathematics Performance."
Shows a positive linear trend for all age & racial groups
since the first assessment in 1973 using data from the NAEP 1996
Long- Term Mathematics Assessment.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98462
"School Policies & Practices Affecting Instruction in
Mathematics." Focuses on who teaches math, what emphasis
math instruction receives in the schools, & what resources
are available in schools that support math learning.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98495
Pop Quiz
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"NCES' Daily Pop Quiz." Test your knowledge of education
data by answering the question of the day.
http://nces.ed.gov/popquiz
Postsecondary Education
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"American Indians & Alaska Natives in Postsecondary Education."
A comprehensive sourcebook of data on enrollment, student financing,
degrees, & more.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98291
"Choosing a Postsecondary Institution." Examines such
student choice factors as location, price, & perceived reputation.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98080
"Degrees & Other Awards Conferred by Degree-Granting
Institutions: 1995-96." Covers the 50 states & D.C. &
includes summaries by race/ethnicity, field of study, & gender.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98256
"Descriptive Summary of 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students:
With Profiles of Students Entering 2- to 4-Year Institutions."
Presents data on age, degree plans, financial status, test scores,
& other factors.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=199030
"E.D. Tab: Fall Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions
1996." Presents detailed tabulations for fall 1996, with
comparisons to previous years, for students enrolled in postsecondary
institutions in the U.S.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999239
"E.D. Tab: Salaries, Tenure, & Fringe Benefits 1996-97."
Provides results of analyses of data on salaries of full time
instructional faculty on 9- & 10-month & 11- & 12-month
contracts.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98316
"Generational Status & Educational Outcomes Among Asian
& Hispanic 1988 Eighth Graders." Uses the National Education
Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) to examine the impact of generational
status regarding educational achievement, high school graduation,
aspirations, & enrollment in postsecondary education.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999020
"Indicator of the Month: Graduate Field of Study, by Sex."
From the Condition of Education, 1997.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98011
"Indicator of the Month: Racial & Ethnic Differences
in Participation in Higher Education." From the Condition
of Education, 1997.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98012
"Stopouts or Stayouts? Undergraduates Who Leave College in
Their First Year." Tracks the path of those who return (stopouts)
to determine where & when they enrolled. Also compares the
background & school experience of stopouts with those who
did not return (stayouts). Among the findings: nearly 30% of students
beginning in 1989-90 left postsecondary education in their first
year.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999087
"Student Financing of Undergraduate Education: 1995-96, With
an Essay on Student Loans." Describes the role of student
loans within the context of tuition, the total price of attendance,
& other financial aid available to undergraduates in 1995-96.
Includes information on the cumulative amounts of federal loans
borrowed by students throughout their undergraduate education.
Provides profiles of student borrowing & financial aid for
each of the 4 major types of institutions. Includes tables describing
more detailed information on student loans, tuition & the
price of attendance, financial aid, net price of education &
need, & general background characteristics of undergraduates.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98076
Public Schools
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"Overview of Public Elementary & Secondary Schools &
Districts: School Year 1996-97." Gives national & state
information about the numbers, types, size & location of schools
& school districts. Includes data on race, special education,
free lunches, & dropouts.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98204
Safety
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"Indicators of School Crime & Safety, 1998." First
in a series of annual reports on school crime & safety from
the Bureau of Justice Statistics & NCES.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98251
Science
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"Long-Term Trends in Student Science Performance." Shows
mixed results since the first assessment using data from the NAEP
1996 Long-Term Trend Science Assessment. Among the findings: scores
for all 3 age groups fell & then rose. Both 9- & 13-year-olds
showed an overall increase, but 17- year-olds showed an overall
decline.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98465
"Students Learning Science." Presents results relating
to teachers' academic preparation & professional development,
the amount of emphasis science instruction receives in schools,
student course-taking, & the availability of school resources
that support science instruction.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98493
State Comparisons
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"State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-
97." A compendium of state-level elementary, secondary, &
higher education statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98018
Technology
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"Safeguarding Your Technology." Guidelines to help administrators
& staff at the buildings, campus, district, & state levels
understand why & how to secure their organization's sensitive
information, critical systems, computer equipment, & networks.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98297
"Technology @ Your Fingertips." The popular guide to
implementing technology solutions for education agencies &
institutions is now available in HTML format.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98293
Writing
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"Long-Term Trends in Student Writing Performance." Shows
a decline in scores for grade 11 students over the period 1984-
1996 using data from the NAEP Long-Term Trend in Writing Assessment.
Found that scores for students in grades 4 & 8 remained unchanged
& that white students continued to have higher scores than
both black & Hispanic students in all 3 grades.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98468
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Frank Forman, Gerald Malitz, Peter Kickbush, & Kirk Winters
U.S. Department of Education
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