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Differences in Postsecondary Enrollment and Employment by Socioeconomic Status
New data suggest that the socioeconomic status of high school freshmen plays a role in their future education and employment. The data come from the NCES High School Longitudinal Study of 2009...
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New Data Show Growth in Online Bullying
A vast majority of middle and high school students have an online presence, resulting in heightened awareness and concern about cyberbullying. A new report from the National Center for Education...
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New Data Available on Crime and Safety in Public Schools
The prevalence of crime in America’s public schools continues to be a topic of much concern and discussion among parents, students, educators, and policymakers. A new report from the National Center...
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New Data Tell the Story of Public and Private Schools and Their Leaders
Which schools would you guess, on average, spend more instructional time on English, reading, and language arts—public schools or private schools? How about on mathematics? These questions and many...
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Now Available! New Nationally Representative Data on the Socioemotional...
In an earlier blog post, we shared that one of our survey programs—the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program—was collecting data on socioemotional development to better understand how...
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Education at a Glance 2019: Putting U.S. Data in a Global Context
International comparisons provide reference points for researchers and policy analysts to understand trends and patterns in national education data and are important as U.S. students compete in an...
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New Report on School Choice in the United States
Across the United States, parents have an increasing number of educational options for their children, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling....
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New Data Support Connection Between Hate-Related Words, Fear, Avoidance, and...
Research shows that absenteeism is related to a number of negative outcomes for students, such as lower test scores and higher dropout rates, and often occurs when students feel unsafe, especially for...
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Cost Considered “Very Important” to Parents Who Chose Relatives as Caregivers...
When it comes to choosing a child care arrangement, cost is a big factor in the choices parents make, according to recently released data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).Every...
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New 2019 Reading and Mathematics Assessment Data on 4th- and 8th-Grade Students
The average reading score for U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students decreased between 2017 and 2019. Changes in mathematics scores were mixed during this period, with an increase at grade 4 and a decrease...
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New Study on U.S. Eighth-Grade Students’ Computer Literacy
In the 21st-century global economy, computer literacy and skills are an important part of an education that prepares students to compete in the workplace. The results of a recent assessment show us how...
View ArticleNew International Comparisons of Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy...
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a study of 15-year-old students’ performance in reading, mathematics, and science literacy that is conducted every 3 years. The PISA 2018...
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Higher Rates of Homeschooled Students Than Enrolled Students Participated in...
About 3 percent of the school-age population—around 1.7 million students—was homeschooled in 2016. We know that homeschooled students have different educational experiences than students who are...
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New Report Highlights Progress and Challenges in U.S. High School Dropout and...
A new NCES report has some good news about overall high school dropout and completion rates, but it also highlights some areas of concern.Using a broad range of data, the recently released Trends in...
View ArticleThe High School and Beyond Midlife Study
Over the years, NCES has conducted several longitudinal studies that collect information on a representative cohort of high school students and follow the students’ outcomes through postsecondary...
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NCES Releases Two Short Reports on Shortened School Weeks and High School...
Recently, NCES released two short analyses using data from the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey.The first report focuses on the practice of shortened school weeks in U.S. public schools....
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New International Data Highlight Experiences of Teachers and Principals
The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 surveyed lower secondary teachers and principals in the United States and 48 other education systems (in the United States, lower secondary...
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The Prevalence of Written Plans for a Pandemic Disease Scenario in Public...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our daily lives in unprecedented ways and raised questions about how prepared our institutions, including our public schools, are for a national health crisis. The...
View ArticleBar Chart Race: States With the Highest Public School Enrollment
Recently, bar chart races have become a useful tool to visualize long-term trend changes. The visual below, which uses data from an array of sources, depicts the changes in U.S. public school...
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New Data on Public and Private School Teacher Characteristics, Experiences,...
Teachers and principals have a critical impact on the education experience of students in the United States. The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) collects data from public and private...
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