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Major Agency Web Sites
- U.S. Department of Education
Features sections on research and statistics, programs and services, publications and products, student financial assistance, funding opportunities, news and events, the administration's program priorities, and links to most popular pages within the site.
- Virginia Department of Education
Sections on news, popular pages, data and publications, and school divisions.
- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Site covers facts and figures about higher education in Virginia, council reports and studies, legislative developments, and a directory of institutions of higher education and their degree programs.
Statistics
- National Center for Education Statistics
Collects and analyzes data related to education in the U. S. and, for comparative purposes, other nations. Issues major statistical reports on education.
- 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
A history of the data collected and the surveys sponsored by the federal education agencies. Covers all education levels and the education characteristics of the population. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Build a Table
Allows users to create their own tables of educational data by interacting with the National Center for Education Statistics' CCD (Common Core of Data), the primary database of information on elementary and secondary education. The CCD covers data on schools and school districts, students and staff, and school finances.
- Condition of Education
Covers several dozen education indicators at the elementary, secondary and postsecondary levels. Selected indicators are considered the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Digest of Education Statistics
Starting source for educational data. Covers the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Includes public and private data on the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, technology, and international education. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Education Statistics at a Glance
Offers one-stop searching of leading federal education statistics sources including Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, Projections of Education Statistics, and Indicators of School Crime and Safety.
- NCES Fast Facts
Offers changing set of brief questions with answers, supporting data tables, and links to additional resources. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Projections of Education Statistics
Covers projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions for a ten year period for the nation and individual states.
Periodicals
- Education Innovator
News notes about trends and developments in education theory and practice. From the U.S. Department of Education
- Education Statistics Quarterly
Selects important articles from scattered agency education reports, offers short summaries of data, describes new National Center for Education Statistics publications and products, and also includes a feature article on the topic of education statistics.
- OERI Bulletin
Occasional periodical which described program priorities of the Education Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement and highlighted research and statistical findings. Ceased in 1998.
Education Assessment/Reform
- Agenda Project: A National Dialogue on Postsecondary Education
Effort by the Education Department during the Clinton Administration to seek suggestions from education officials and other public and private entities in creating a new agenda of support for postsecondary education. Led to a report Learning Without Limits: An Agenda for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
- A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform
The text of the report which launched the educational reform movement of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Nation's Report Card
Offers information and publications related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a set of examinations on science, math, history and other subjects administered to 4th, 8th, and 12th graders across the country. Section on State Profiles contains NAEP test scores in various academic areas for each state.
- NCLB: No Child Left Behind
A collection of information on the federal program of elementary and secondary education improvement. From the Department of Education.
- PASS: Partnership for Achieving Succcessful Schools
Information about the Warner Administration's initiative to improve failing schools, including goals, methods, key issues and affected schools.
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Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
Offers summaries and the full text of the regulations. From the Virginia Department of Education.
- School Information Partnership
A public-private partnership which hopes to provide a uniform way to track state progress in improving education under the No Child Left Behind Act. Will cover data on student achievement and teacher qualifications by school districts and schools. Virginia is one of the first 6 participating states. From the Education Department and the Broad Foundation.
- State Education Reforms
Inventories and describes major developments in state level education policies. Sections on "Standards, Assessment and Accountability," "School Finance Reforms," "Resources for Learning" and "School Choice Options."
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Virginia School Report Card
Provides information on student achievement, accreditation, safety, and attendance for the state as a whole and for individual schools. From the Virginia Department of Education.
- Virginia Standards of Learning: Instruction, Training and Assessment Resources
Includes general resources such as Virginia curriculum standards and specific SOL resources for each subject field. From the Virginia Department of Education
Education Attainment
Education Organization and Resources
- Digital Classroom
Methods and materials for teaching American history using access to images of original materials from the National Archives.
- ED Pubs
Search for U.S. Department of Education publications by subject, education level, publication type or audience level. Offers PDF or HTML online versions. From the Department of Education.
- Education Resource Organizations Directory
Offers information about education-related organizations by nation, state, or region. Offers simple and advanced search approaches and browsing by "Type of Organization Lists." From the U.S. Department of Education.
- The Eductor's Reference Desk
After 12/19/03, continues access to education resources, such as lesson plans, links to online education resources, and an archive of question responses formerly available on the federal ERIC system. From Syracuse University's Information Institute
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Identifies hundreds of free online educational resources from more than 30 federal agencies.
- Gateway to Educational Materials
Searchable database of lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet. Covers all educational levels including vocational education. From the National Library of Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.
- K-12 Practitioners' Circle
Information of use to teachers at the local school level from the National Center for Education Statistics. Topics vary monthly but focus on NCES data and research findings.
- Annual and Topical NCES Reports
Convenient online access to the most popular publications issued by the National Center for Education Statistics. Includes major annual titles like "Condition of Education" and individual titles within popular series such as the "National Assessment of Educational Progress."
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Research Reports from the National Research and Development Centers.
Offers access to reports and publications from the 12 Research and Development Centers run by the U.S. Education Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
- Smithsonian Education: the Gateway to Smithsonian Educational Resources
Teaching materials, homework help, and fun things from the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
- State Education Data Profiles
Interactive tool for getting comparative statewide data on elementary/secondary, postsecondary education and selected demographics. Also offers U.S. averages. Data include number of teachers, students, schools, teacher/student ratios, school revenues and expenditures, enrollment and degrees awarded by demographic characteristics and more. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
Elementary and Secondary Education
- Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States
Covers major data categories such as pupil-teacher ratio, expenditures per pupil, graduation rate, and minority enrollment percentage.
- Common Core of Data: Information on Public Schools and School Districts in the United States.
The primary database of the U.S. Department of Education on public elementary and secondary education. Basic information and comparable statistics on 87,000 public schools and 16,000 school districts.
- Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies
Provides a current listing of all elementary and secondary agencies in the U.S., outlying areas, DOD dependents schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- National Public School and School District Locator
Information on public schools and school districts, including name, address, telephone number, National Center for Education Statistics ID number, and other student/teacher data.
- Public School District Finance Peer Search
Compare the finances of a school district with its peers (school districts with similar totals of students, teacher-student ratios, children in poverty rates, etc.) Or select districts by zip code, name, or a particular characteristic. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- School District Demographics
Interactive database which combines decennial census data with school district information. Provides access to Census 2000 data by gender, race, and socio-economic characteristics and mapping capabilities for school districts in each state. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Schools and Staffing Survey
Offers data and publications derived from the National Center for Education Statistics survey which covers the characteristics of America's public and private schools, including teachers, teacher training, students, instructional programs, and school libraries.
- Virginia Educational Directory
Lists cover Board of Education, Department of Education staff, school divisions, private schools, higher education, and educational organizations.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
- ERIC Database
Offers full text of over 100,000 educational documents. Also covers more than 1 million citations in the Educational Resources Information Center bibliographic database back to 1966. From the Institute of Education Sciences.
- ERIC Digests
Index to searchable database of short reports (1,000-1,500 words) on education topics of current interest. Originally sponsored by National Library of Education and Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Archived by the Internet Archive.
Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid
- E-Grants
Access to all grant applications and information about grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
- E-Scholar
Offers information about grants, scholarships, fellowships, internships, and other types of education-related employment for students, parents and sponsoring organizations. Also offers directory of student employment opportunities by federal agency. From the Office of Personnel Management.
- Federal Student Aid
A database of resources for student financial aid, including loan forms, booklets, and frequently asked questions. From the U.S. Department of Education.
- Financial Aid for Students
Information and application forms for grants, loans, and other programs of financial assistance for college students. Sponsored by the Education Department
- Paying for College: SCHEV's Blog on Financial Aid for Higher Education in Virginia
Offers information about financial aid resources for college, answers common financial aid questions, and provides announcements relating to financial aid process. Offers links to state and federal financial aid resources. From the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
- Student Financial Aid Handbook
Covers procedures and practice for obtaining financial aid from federal government sources. From the U.S. Department of Education.
- Students.gov: Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
Offers a gateway to federal government information and services of interest to students. Primary focus on education-related sites, but has links to career, travel and other information.
International
- Fulbright Program
Offers links to information about State Department's leading international educational exchange program for scholars, graduate students, and teachers. Includes historical information about program, application forms, eligibility information, and deadlines. Formerly run by the U.S. Information Agency.
- International Archive of Education Data
Collects and disseminates data for "all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available." Built around data from U.S. elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education surveys. Sponsored by National Center for Education Statistics and hosted by Inter-universiry Consortium for Political and Social Research.
- International Comparisons in Education
Comparative education data between the United States and other countries, primarily in the area of math/science and reading. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- International Education Indicators: International Comparisons in Education
A collection of indicators from various sources which provide snapshots of the U.S. education system in comparison to systems in other developed countries. Organized by educational levels and topics. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
Libraries
- Library Statistics Program
Describes survey programs and links to reports and data files for public, school, academic, and state libraries. Allows user to generate comparative data about selected libraries.
Postsecondary Education
- Academic Institutional Profiles
Offers statistical tables and rankings for academic institutions according to criteria drawn from three federal surveys: of grad students, of total research and development expenditures, and of federal agency science and engineering R & D support. From the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Studies.
- Classification of Instructional Programs
Provides a taxonomic scheme for classifying and describing instructional programs. The 2000 edition is the 3rd revisions of the scheme developed in 1980. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- College Navigator
A searchable database to colleges and universities where you search for colleges and universities by using various criteria. Formerly called COOL for College Opportunities Online. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- College Search
Offers information on over 3,800 2 and 4 year colleges and universities. Entries include tuition, enrollment size, degrees and programs offered, diversity of student body, library information, campus crime/security data and contact information. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Programs Accredited by Accrediting Agencies and State Approval Agencies Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education
Information on approximately 6,900 postsecondary institutions and programs and the agencies which accredit them
- ROIE: Reports of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports on Virginia colleges and universities which offer institutional profiles, performance measures, and core competencies. The latter describes expectations of students in core basic knowledge and communication/technology/information literacy skills. Also covers 14 system-wide measures such as first-year student retention rate, graduation rate, size of undergraduate class sections and others.
Private Schools
Safety and Education
- Emergency Planning
Provides school leaders with information to plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents, and terrorist acts. From the Education Department.
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety
Annual report on crime in K-12 public schools from the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- OPE Campus Security Statistics Website
Statistics on reported criminal offenses on over 6,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. From the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education.
- Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Offers links to news, publications, resource organizations, model programs and grants information related to school safety and substance abuse prevention.
Special Education
Technology and Education
