Education

The portal to U.S. Department of Education materials.

The mission of the IES is to provide evidence on which to base education practice and policy in order to improve educational outcomes for all students, particularly those students at risk of failure.

"The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) conducts unbiased large-scale evaluations of education programs and practices supported by federal funds; provides research-based technical assistance to educators and policymakers; and supports the synthesis and the wide spread dissemination of the results of research and evaluation throughout the United States."--from the site.

"The National Center for Education Research (NCER) supports rigorous research that addresses the nation’s most pressing education needs, from early childhood to adult education."--from the site.

"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."--from the site.

"The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), sponsors a comprehensive program of special education research designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of infants, toddlers and children with disabilities."--from the site.

The ED Pubs web site is intended to help you identify and order more than 6,000 U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education.

"The Maryland Report Card is a collection of data compiled on an annual basis to provide information on school performance to all education stakeholders; provide information to support school improvement efforts; and to provide accountability at the state, school system and school level or reporting educational progress."--from the website

An online resource for population, housing, economic and geographic data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Information provided includes fact sheets for specific communities and statistical information about people, housing, business, and government.

Provides access to datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the federal government. Search by keyword or browse by topic.

Data on the well-being of children and young people within the United States.

"...presents data primarily concerning formal education as a whole, at various levels, and for public and private schools. Data shown relate to the school-age population and school enrollment, educational attainment, education personnel, and financial aspects of education. In addition, data are shown for charter schools, computer usage in schools, distance education, and adult education."--from the website

Not all items listed here will be readily available to the Hood Community, but there are helpful pointers to a number of excellent resources.

"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication. "--from the website

"The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions"--from the website