Statistics on education
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
provides many useful annual and special statistical reports, including:
Strategies for more data
- Search a compendia of US statistical data, such as the Statistical Abstract of the United States. If you find a relevant table, check the source notes.
Search an index to statistical data, such as Proquest Statistical Insight. - Trace the source notes from the footnotes and bibliographies of relevant books and articles.
Research reports and overviews
- CQ Researcher Online (Congressional Quarterly)Concise reports covering and analyzing the most current and controversial issues of the day with summaries, pros and cons, selected sources for futher reading and more.
- Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS)CRS does not provide direct public access to its reports, requiring citizens to request them from their Members of Congress. Some Members, as well as several non-profit groups, have posted the reports on their web sites. This site is not affiliated with the Congressional Research Service, but aims to provide integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports that have been available at a variety of different web sites since 1990.
- Pew Research CenterPew is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions.
Selected News Databases
- Access World NewsAccess World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
- Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press from 1960.
- Nexis UniProvides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts.