Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2010-11- First Look - This First Look presents selected findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary local education agencies (LEAs) in the United States and the territories in the 2010-11 school year, using data from the Local Education Agency Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. (National Center for Education Statistics, April 2012)...

The Nation's Report Card: NAEP 2009--Year in Review - This report shows all reports for the 2009 NAEP mathematics, reading, science and High School Transcript Study reports. It is a compilation of executive summaries from the reports, and includes results for the nation and participating states and districts for NAEP 2009. (National Center for Education Statistics, September 2011)...

Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2009-10--First Look - This report presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States and other jurisdictions in the 2009-10 school year, using data from the Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data. (Chen-Su Chen, National Center for Education Statistics, April 2011)...

America's Health Rankings: A Call to Action for Individuals and their Communities - In addition to the contributions of our individual genetic predispositions to disease, health is the result of: (1) Our behaviors; (2) the environment and the community in which we live; (3) the public and health policies and practices of our health care and prevention systems; and (4) the clincal care we receive. This report focuses on these determinants and on the overall health outcomes we desire. (United Health Foundation, 2010)...

2009 SREB Fact Book on Higher Education - The annual Fact Book on Higher Education provides comparative data and trends for Southern regional colleges and universities in a national context. Selected findings include: population changes could put gains in education attainment at risk; college enrollment trends are promising, but alarming gaps remain; higher education is still the best bet for higher pay; college graduation rates in the region are below U.S. averages, but more students are sticking to their studies; women and minorities lead growth in degrees; affordability gap grows for middle- and lower-income students; and a collision is coming between demographic trends and college affordability. (Joseph Marks, Southern Regional Education Board, 2009)...

Digest of Education Statistics 2009 - This report provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. Selected findings include: (1) enrollment, state regulations and achievement in public elementary and secondary schools; (2) federal programs; (3) outcomes of education; and (4) international comparisons. (National Center for Education Statistics, March 2010)...

Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2008-09 - First Look - This report presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States and other jurisdictions in the 2008-09 school year, using data from the Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. (Chen-Su Chen, National Center for Education Statistics, July 2010)...

Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education: 2008 - This report examines policies on teacher preparation and certification, high school graduation requirements, student assessment programs, school time and student attendance. State-by-state information on content standards and curriculum, teacher assessment and school leader/administrator licensure is also provided. The survey and report are produced through cooperation of the state departments of education. (Lauren Stillman and Rolf Blank, Council of Chief State School Officers, March 2009)...

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment, High School Completions, and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005–06 - This brief summarizes the numbers of students enrolled in public elementary/secondary education by grade; the number of diplomas and other completion credentials awarded for the 2004-05 school year; the averaged freshman graduation rate for the 2004-05 school year; pupil/teacher ratios; and the number of teaching, administrative, and support staff employed in public education. Information is presented by state and for the United States as a whole. (Jennifer Sable, Anthony Garofano and Lee Hoffman, National Center for Education Statistics, June 2007)...

Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education: 2006 - This report examines policies on teacher preparation and certification, high school graduation requirements, student assessment programs, school time and student attendance. State-by-state information on content standards and curriculum, teacher assessment and school leader/administrator licensure is also provided. (Carla Toye, Rolf K. Blank, Nancy Sanders and Andra Williams, Council of Chief State School Officers, March 2007)...

Quality Counts 2005: No Small Change: Targeting Money Toward Student Performance - In 2005, Education Week’s annual report on the state of public education examines state funding for public education. Articles address school finance lawsuits and equity, linking spending and academic achievement, student-based funding systems, teacher performance pay, charter school finance, adequacy/core cost, 50-state school finance snapshots and more. The “State of the States” section gives a letter grade to each of the 50 states based on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results as well as indicators in four areas: standards and accountability, efforts to improve teacher quality, school climate and equitable distribution of resources. (Education Week, March 2005, free registration required)...

Kids Count 2008 Data Book Online - Kids Count is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. This Web site allows users to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists and state-by-state profiles; or download the entire 2008 Kids Count data set as delimited text files. Pull-down menus also allow users to read the book online or view the book in PDF format....

2010 Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being - According to data in this 21st annual report, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn. Find national data and state-by-state data rankings on 10 key indicators of child well-being. (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010)...