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Jul 22Career and Technical Education in the United States: 1990–2005This compendium report describes recent trends in career and technical education (formerly vocational education) at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels. (more info)
Jul 11America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collection of 22 Federal government agencies, including NCES, involved in research and activities related to children and families, has just released America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008. The report continues the tradition of cooperation and commitment by agencies across the Federal Government to advance our understanding of children today and indicate what may be needed to bring them a better tomorrow. (more info)
Jul 8Academic Libraries: 2006 This First Look report summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. (more info)
Jun 27Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2002-03 and 2004-05 This report details findings from "Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2004-05," a survey that was designed to provide policymakers, researchers, and educators with information about technology-based distance education courses in public elementary and secondary schools nationwide. (more info)
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the
Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
This comprehensive Calendar of Events is constantly being updated to present you with the latest from NCES.
In the fall of 2005, degree-granting institutions-defined as postsecondary institutions that grant an associate's or higher degree and are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid programs-employed 1.3 million faculty members, including 0.7 million full-time and 0.6 million part-time faculty.
