CMC/EBSS WebliographyEducational Statistics: National and International
Current Selector: Venta Silins
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ChildStats.gov
Sponsored by the Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this web site provides access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Reports also include America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, the annual report on the status of the nation's children. http://childstats.gov
International Archive of Education Data
The Archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/
Journal of Statistics Education Information Service
The Journal of Statistics Education disseminates knowledge for the improvement of statistics education at all levels, including primary. secondary, post-secondary, postgraduate, continuing, and workplace education. http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/information.html
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Often called the 'Nation's Report Card,' the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative, continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. NAEP provides comprehensive measure of students' learning at critical junctures in their school experience." (NAEP Guide) Provides data from the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress and NAEP State Assessment Programs. http://nces.ed.gov/naep/
National Center for Education Statistics
The NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. Check out the What's New section for the latest in events, developments, and updates to the NCES website or to search the What's New Archive. http://nces.ed.gov/index.html
Includes links to:
- The Condition of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/ - Digest of Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/digest99/ - Fast Facts Tailored to Answer Education Research Questions
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/ - International Comparisons in Education
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ - Handbooks Online
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/handbook/
The OECD Education Database
The OECD Education Database provides internationally comparable data on key aspects of education systems. OECD Member countries co-operate to gather the information, to develop and apply common definitions and criteria for the quality control of the data, to verify the data and to provide the information necessary to interpret the submitted data. http://www.oecdwash.org/PUBS/ELECTRONIC/epels.htm
UNESCO Education and Literacy Database
Access a wide range of education statistics maintained in the UNESCO database. http://unescostat.unesco.org/en/stats/stats0.htm
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau has education data related to educational attainment, field of training, school costs, school enrollment, and education by other characteristics. http://www.census.gov/
