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What’s New
The Condition of Education 2022 (report)
The Condition of Education contains key indicators on all levels of education, labor force outcomes, and international comparisons. The indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics, which are updated throughout the year as new data become available. Spotlight indicators provide more in-depth analyses on selected topics. In addition, the more succinct Report on the Condition of Education, which highlights and synthesizes key findings from the Condition of Education, is also available in PDF format.
Read the report.
Introducing a New Resource Page for the IPEDS Outcome Measures (OM) Survey Component (blog)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has introduced a new resource page for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Outcome Measures (OM) survey component. This blog post provides an overview of the webpage and is the first in a series of blog posts that will showcase OM data.
Read the blog.
Spotlight
The U.S. Census Bureau is Looking for Administrative Staff in K–12 Schools (survey opportunity)
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for administrative staff, especially principals, assistant principals, and other front office staff, in K–12 schools to participate in a virtual interview about their school. Specifically, we are seeking staff who can best provide information about the teachers at their school, including each teacher’s name, email address, and subjects taught. Staff from public, charter, or private schools are welcome to participate. Administrative staff who participate in the virtual interview will complete a portion of the National Teacher and Principal Survey for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) using their work computer.
Interviews are around 90 minutes and will take place in June 2022 using Microsoft Teams. Participants will receive $75.
If you know anyone who meets these criteria, please let them know about this research opportunity. Please have them email their contact information to csm.recruiting@census.gov or call Kevin at (301) 763-4979 and mention TEACHER LISTING to learn more.
New Data from NCES: School Experiences with COVID-19: April 2022
(data release)
NCES released the latest findings from the School Pulse Panel (SPP). These SPP data examine learning modes, quarantine prevalence, and COVID-19 mitigation strategies within schools.
Key Findings from April 2022:
- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public schools have seen an increase in mental health concerns among their students. Seventy percent of public schools reported an increase in the percentage of their students seeking mental health services at school and 76 percent reported an increase in staff voicing concerns about their students exhibiting symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma. In response, 67 percent of public schools report having increased the amount of types of mental health services they provide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ninety-six percent of public schools report providing mental health services for their students during the 2021–22 school year.
- Among these public schools, the three most common types of mental health services provided were individual-based intervention (i.e., one-on-one counseling, 84 percent), case management (i.e., coordinating mental health support, 70 percent), and external mental health referrals (66 percent).
Explore the data.
NCES Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
(Fast Fact)
Key findings from our new Research Roundup Fast Fact:
- Some 7.0 percent of private school students were Asian, non-Hispanic and 0.7 percent were Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic in 2019–20 (source).
- About 2.0 million students were enrolled in Asian and Pacific Islander-serving postsecondary institutions in fall 2019 (source).
Read the new Fast Fact.
You’ve Been Asked to Participate in a Study (blog)
When NCES conducts a study, participants are asked to provide information about themselves, their students or child/children, teachers, households, classrooms, schools, colleges, or other education providers. What exactly you will be asked about is based on many considerations, including previous research or policy needs. For example, maybe a current policy might be based on results from an earlier study, and we need to see if the results are still relevant. Maybe the topic has not been studied before and data are needed to determine policy options. In some cases, Congress has charged NCES with collecting data for them to better understand education in general.
Read the blog.
By the Numbers
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Recent Releases
Measuring “Traditional” and “Non-Traditional” Student Success in IPEDS: Data Insights from the IPEDS Outcome Measures (OM) Survey Component (blog)
2017–18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection (NPSAS:18-AC): First Look at Student Financial Aid Estimates for 2017–18 (report)
Introducing NCES’s New Locale-Focused Resource Hub: Education Across America (blog)
U.S. Adults With Low Literacy and Numeracy Skills: 2012/14 to 2017 (report)
Highlights from the 2021 NAEP Monthly School Survey (report)