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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2011 and Student Financial Aid, Academic Year 2010–11 - First Look (Provisional Data) (Sep 21)
This provisional First Look is a revised version of the preliminary report released August 7, 2012. » more info

Postsecondary Institutions and Price of Attendance in 2011-12; Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2010-11; and 12-Month Enrollment: 2010-11: First Look (Provisional Data) (Sep 21)
This provisional First Look is a revised version of the preliminary report released July 12, 2012. » more info

The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2011 (Sep 14)
This report presents results for representative samples of grades 8 and 12 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 writing assessment, the first large-scale computer-based assessment in writing. » more info

Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study (Aug 28)
The Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study is a congressionally-mandated statistical report that documents the scope and nature of gaps in access and persistence in higher education by sex and race/ethnicity. » more info

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Approximately 45 percent of fourth graders and 86 percent of eighth-graders in the nation had teachers who reported putting a heavy emphasis on algebra and functions in 2011, an increase for both grades as compared to 2009. » more info

Data Snapshot

Approximately 46 percent of fourth-graders in the nation read for fun on their own time almost every day in 2011.
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