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Statistics Resources
- Fact – According to the U.S. Census Bureau, pre-K-12 teachers form the largest single occupational group in the United States today, and it is growing even larger (Ingersoll, Merrill, and Stuckey 2014). With that being said, the field of education produces annual data that influences and impacts decisions in schools districts and schools all across America.
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- General Resource: https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/
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- Education Law Center
- The Education Law Center (ELC) is an advocate for children in New Jersey public schools. Their website gives background information about issues affecting public schools, including bullying, funding, preschool education, special education and others. The Research section provides over ten years of data about ethnicity and eligibility for school lunch programs. Information about cases argued by the ELC, including Abbott v. Burke is also available.
Grades: PreK - 12
- Education Law Center: Data & Research
- The Education Law Center is an advocate for educational equity in NJ. This section of their website provides extensive data (in the form of charts) for student demographics, free/reduced lunch, etc. Additional data is available for preschools, charter schools, secondary schools and school funding.
Grades: PreK - 12
- Child and Family Statistics
- The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics is a government partnership which coordinates the efforts of several federal reporting agencies. The Forum's publications include the annual America's Children Monitoring Report and the Counting Couples Proceedings.
Grades: PreK - 12
- Education Law Center: Data & Research
- The Education Law Center is an advocate for educational equity in NJ. This section of their website provides extensive data (in the form of charts) for student demographics, free/reduced lunch, etc. Additional data is available for preschools, charter schools, secondary schools and school funding.
Grades: PreK - 12
- Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME)
- Supported by Teachers College of Columbia University, the IUME conducts research about urban and minority education. Its resources include the archive of the former ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, as well as links to other urban education resources.
Grades: K - 12
- National Center for Education Statistics
- The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects and analyzes data regarding education in the United States and other countries. Information about education from early childhood to college is available. "Stats at a Glance," "Quick Tables and Figures," and the Digest of Educational Statistics (click on the book in the top left corner) are among the resources available.
Grades: PreK - 12
- New Jersey School Performance Reports
- The annual New Jersey School Performance Reports. compiled by the state Department of Education, provides data for every school in the state. Approximately 50 categories of information are covered, including details on class size, enrollments, results on various examinations, graduation and dropout rates, and teachers and administrators.
Grades: K - 12
- New Jersey Statewide Assessment Reports
- Statistics on the ESPA, GEPA, and HSPA statewide testing in New Jersey for over ten years, with tables, charts, and executive summaries of results.
Grades: K - 12
- The Nation's Report Card
- The Nation's Report Card, more formally known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), is a publication of the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). This project is mandated by the federal government to assess and compare the academic progress of children in the following areas: reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.
Grades: K - 12
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Stastical/Data Research for Global Resources
Statistical/Data Research for United States Education
Common Core Data (U.S.)
- The Common Core of Data (CCD) is a primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the United States compiled by the Department of education.
Grades: K - 12
- National Association of educational Progress (NAEP)
- The Nation's report Card has data on student assessment reports for all subject areas.
Grades: K - 12
- National Education Statistics
- NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education including higher education.
Grades: K - 12+
- Office of Civil Rights Data Collection
- CRDC includes data about enrollment demographics, preschool, math and science, Sat and Act advanced placement testing, student retention, harassment or bullying, and many other education related areas..
Grades: PreK - 12
- U.S. Census bureau
- Real life statistics can be used by educators to create material for students, includes resources for all subject areas.
Grades: K - 12
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- U.S. Department of Education, Data & Statistics
- Popular data sets information related to teaching, student loans, grants, education policies, and special education.
Grades: K - 12+