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The data sources listed and annotated below form the basis upon which much of education research is conducted. Direct access to the data allows a more complete understanding of trends, outcomes, evaluations, and research results in general.
The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study
Princeton University, Center for Migration and Development
Since 1991, principal investigators have followed a sample of 5,200 children to study educational attainment, language use, and other adaptation characteristics of second generation youth.Child Trends Databank
Child Trends
Presents trend data of the latest national estimates on health, social and emotional development, education, demographics, and family and community. Based on data produced by federal government agencies.Common Core of Data (CCD)
National Center for Education Statistics
The Department of Education's comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts in the United States. Examples of data provided: size of school and pupil/teacher ratio; size of school district and region of the country; locale of school and racial/ethnic composition for selected states; racial/ethnic composition and pupil/teacher ratio for selected states; and locale of school and percent of free-lunch eligible students for selected states.Current Population Reports
U.S. Census Bureau
These reports provide information on population-related topics and are relied upon by researchers for more recent information than that provided by the decennial census. The report series are divided into the following categories: Consumer Income and Poverty (P60), Estimates and Projections (P25), Household Economic Studies (P70), Population Characteristics (P20), Special Studies (P23).Current Population Surveys, October and March Supplements (CPS)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
U.S. Census Bureau
Monthly surveys of 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor statistics on demographic characteristics of the American workforce. Monthly CPS supplements provide additional social data, including demographic and school enrollment information. The October Supplement routinely gathers data on school enrollment; the March Supplement collects data on educational attainment for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education.Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
National Center for Education Statistics
National data source on children's status at birth through the fifth grade; children's transitions to non-parental care, early education programs, and school; and children's experiences and growth.Ed-Excel Assessment of Secondary School Student Culture Tabulations by School District and Race/Ethnicity: Responses from Middle School, Junior High and High School Students in Districts of the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN), 2000-2001
Minority Student Achievement Network
This survey presents statistics on secondary school student culture by school district and race/ethnicity, using data from approximately forty thousand secondary school students in Minority Student Achievement Network districts. Information is presented in six areas: (1) Family Background Resources and Living Arrangements; (2) Motivation When Working Hard; (3) Comprehension/Proficiency; (4) Feelings about Teachers and School; (5) Homework Hours and Completion Rates; and (6) Social Conditions and Peer Relations.Healthy Kids Survey
Health and Human Development Program, WestEd
The Healthy Kids Survey is a comprehensive and customizable youth self-report data collection system that provides essential and reliable health risk assessment and resilience information to schools, districts, and communities. Targeted at grades 5-12, the HKS enables schools and communities to collect and analyze valuable data regarding local youth health risks, assets, and behaviors.High School and Beyond (HS&B)
National Center for Education Statistics
This survey included two cohorts: the 1980 senior class, and the 1980 sophomore class. Both groups were surveyed every two years through 1986, and the 1980 sophomore class was also surveyed again in 1992. Information was collected on educational attainment, employment outcomes, and family formation of the 1980 sophomore class in 1992, ten years after most of the students in that cohort graduated from high school.The Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation Study (LISA)
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
In this longitudinal survey of 9-14-year-old immigrant students conducted over a 5-year period, researchers gathered information on demographic and family characteristics, social support networks, school and academic involvement in order to describe the adaptation of immigrant youth to their new American schools. The survey also offers the ability to compare findings from several immigrant groups from different backgrounds.Monitoring for the Future
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults.National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
National Center for Education Statistics
Also known as the "Nation's Report Card," this nationwide assessment monitors the academic performance of American public school students. It reports information for the nation and specific geographic regions of the country and on specific population groups. NAEP does not report individual assessment results for students or schools; instead, it offers results regarding achievement for populations of students and subgroups of those populations.NAEP Data
National Center for Education Statistics
This source provides direct access to detailed tables of results from NAEP's national and state assessments. The data are based on information gathered from the students, teachers, and schools that participated in NAEP. You may search by subject, grade, state/jurisdiction and category.National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS)
National Center for Education Statistics
A representative sample of 8th graders were surveyed in 1988 and again in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000. Survey questions addressed: school, work, and home experiences; educational resources and support; the role in education of their parents and peers; neighborhood characteristics; educational and occupational aspirations; and other student perceptions. Additional topics included smoking, alcohol and drug use and extracurricular activities. Teachers, parents, and school administrators were also surveyed. Studies and reports based on these survey data may be accessed on this site.The National High School Survey
The College Board
Reports and analyzes findings in the 2000 survey of high schools across the United States. Covers such areas as school enrollment, school diversity, post-high school plans of all students and of minority students, academic characteristics (such as availability of Advanced Placement and ESL programs), and grading policies.National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES)
National Center for Education Statistics
A series of surveys designed to collect data on the education-related activities of adults and children. Of particular interest are the School Readiness (SR-NHES) and Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP-NHES or ECE-NHES) surveys.The NICHHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
A national, longitudinal study of child care experiences and characteristics and their relationship to child outcomes.National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
Urban Institute
Assessing the New Federalism is a multi-year Urban Institute research project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states. It focuses primarily on health care, cash assistance and other income benefits, family structure, child care, child welfare, immigration, and long-term care.The New Immigrant Survey
National Opinion Research Center
A longitudinal panel survey of legal immigrants in the United States funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development with support from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the National Science Foundation.Population Profile of the United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Presents data on national and state population trends and projections; geographical mobility; school enrollment; educational attainment; postsecondary school financing; marital status and living arrangements; fertility; child care arrangements; child support; disability; program participation; health insurance; labor force and occupation; money income, poverty; and sections on minority populations.School Districts Demographics (SDDS)
National Center for Education Statistics
According to NCES, this is the largest, most current source of children's demographics available from the U.S. Census Bureau. This site provides demographic data about children and their living environment, by school district.Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
National Center for Education Statistics
These surveys gather information on teacher demand and shortage, teacher and administrator characteristics, school programs, and general conditions in schools. SASS also presents data on principals' and teachers' perceptions of school climate and problems in their schools; teacher compensation; district hiring practices and basic characteristics of the student population.Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education
White House Briefing Room
Provides access to education data produced by federal agencies.
The work of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education is supported by Teachers College, government agencies, and private foundations. The staff consists of researchers and educators from many disciplines and fields.
Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Box 75, Teachers College
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027-6696
Telephone: (212)678-3780
Fax: (212)678-4137
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