If Everyone Loves ESEA Disaggregation, Why Is Cross-Tabbing Such a Problem?

Posted on July 24, 2015July 17, 2015 by coreeducation

Cross-tabbing refers to looking at education data for disadvantaged students across different categories, such as race and gender combined. Charles Barone offers us a useful example: Black males are many times more likely to be subject to corporal punishment – in school – than black females. Averages for black students across gender hide this phenomenon. Read more about If Everyone Loves ESEA Disaggregation, Why Is Cross-Tabbing Such a Problem?[…]

NCES Releases The Condition of Education 2015

Posted on June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 by coreeducation

On Thursday, May 28, Acting Commissioner Peggy G. Carr, National Center for Education Statistics, released The Condition of Education 2015. The indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2015 provide an update on the state of education in America and include findings on the demographics of American schools, U.S. resources for schooling, and outcomes associated Read more about NCES Releases The Condition of Education 2015[…]

NCES Releases Digest of Education Statistics

Posted on May 21, 2015May 17, 2015 by coreeducation

On May 7, 2015, the National Center for Education (NCES) released Digest of Education Statistics, 2013. The Digest’s purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, Read more about NCES Releases Digest of Education Statistics[…]

College Preparedness Over the Years, via NAEP

Posted on April 16, 2015April 14, 2015 by coreeducation

A recent Fordham Institute study is out with a new analysis of NAEP data showing that the percentage of college-ready high school seniors has been flat for 20 years. This is particularly disheartening given the importance placed on college readiness today. Even with flat results, there is an increasing “college preparation gap.” Following is an Read more about College Preparedness Over the Years, via NAEP[…]

Despite Reports to the Contrary, New Teachers Are Staying in Their Jobs Longer

Posted on January 26, 2015 by coreeducation

Anyone following education policy over the past several years has most likely read a headline along the lines of this: “Disgruntled New Teachers Leave the Profession in Droves.” Despite such recent education policy stories, the picture since 2007 has been decidedly rosier: Fully 70 percent of beginning teachers stay in the profession for at least Read more about Despite Reports to the Contrary, New Teachers Are Staying in Their Jobs Longer[…]

A New Majority: Low Income Students Now a Majority in the Nation’s Public Schools

Posted on January 23, 2015January 20, 2015 by coreeducation

Low income students are now a majority of the schoolchildren attending the nation’s public schools, according to a research bulletin issued today by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF). The latest data collected from the states by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) show that 51 percent of the students across the nation’s public schools Read more about A New Majority: Low Income Students Now a Majority in the Nation’s Public Schools[…]

2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Data Release

Posted on September 19, 2014September 13, 2014 by coreeducation

The National Center for Education Statistics has added the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) data to PowerStats. This update includes the following datasets from the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey: Public Schools, Private Schools, Public and Private Schools combined, Public Principals, Private Principals, Public and Private Principals combined, Public Teachers, Private Teachers, Public and Read more about 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Data Release[…]

NCES Releases “The Condition of Education 2014”

Posted on June 30, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

The National Center for Education Statistics has released The Condition of Education 2014. The 42 indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2014 provide a progress report on education in America and include findings on the demographics of American schools, U.S. resources for schooling, and outcomes associated with education. Report findings include: • As Read more about NCES Releases “The Condition of Education 2014”[…]

Alternative Measures of Student Growth: What Can We Learn from Early Adopter Districts?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by coreeducation

School districts across the country are incorporating measures of student achievement growth in teacher evaluations—but that’s a challenge in grades and subjects that lack standardized state assessments. In response, some districts have turned to alternative measures of student growth–that is, measures that rely on something other than state assessments in reading and math in grades Read more about Alternative Measures of Student Growth: What Can We Learn from Early Adopter Districts?[…]

Fact Checker: For-Profit Higher Education

Posted on May 7, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

One area in which the federal Education Department has taken a recent interest is the plight of those students who, fresh from a for-profit higher education program, struggle to find well-paying jobs while drowning in high levels of student debt. Research shows that these students tend to be poorer, more female and often are single Read more about Fact Checker: For-Profit Higher Education[…]

NCES releases “Projections of Education Statistics to 2022”

Posted on March 26, 2014 by coreeducation

IES has recently released its Projections of Education Statistics to 2022. This edition of the report provides projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary public and private schools, as well as enrollment and degrees conferred at postsecondary degree-granting institutions. Included are national data on enrollment and graduates Read more about NCES releases “Projections of Education Statistics to 2022”[…]

2010 Census Statistics and Education: Enrollment, Cost, and Outcomes

Posted on November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 by coreeducation

The United States Census Bureau has released educational statistics that have been compiled as part of its “How Do We Know?” initiative. The statistics are broken down into three categories: enrollment, cost, and outcomes and displayed in a visually appealing infographic. For enrollment, the Census Bureau focuses on showing the similarities and differences between educational Read more about 2010 Census Statistics and Education: Enrollment, Cost, and Outcomes[…]

The Condition of Education 2011

Posted on June 17, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), released “The Condition of Education 2011,” a Congressionally mandated report to the country on education in America today. The report includes 50 indicators in five major areas — education participation, learner outcomes, student effort and educational progress, the contexts Read more about The Condition of Education 2011[…]