"The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics." (Source: NCES)
Produced by the Educational Resource Information Center, ERIC provides indexing and abstracting for journal and report literature (1966 to the present) in education and related disciplines. Literature indexed and abstracted also includes curricular materials such as courses of study, books, conference papers, and theses
Operated by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan this site houses a range of historical data sets on education
"NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations." (Source: NCES)
The Census Bureau has the following data related to education: educational attainment, field of training, school costs, school enrollment, school districts, and other characteristics crossed by education.
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This page was last updated Thursday, November 16, 2006.
