EDUC 506: Politics, Policymaking and America’s Schools: Finding Policy Reports and Briefs

Forms and data elements used in CRDC data collection and distributed to U.S. public schools and other participating educational facilities that receive federal financial assistance. These forms aim to gather data on student enrollment, student demographics, and access to educational programs and services.

Documents published by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), relying on data collected from the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). Topics in these reports include student discipline, sexual violence and harassment, suspensions and expulsions, corporal punishment, school climate, profiles of students with disabilities, and access to academic programs and school services.

Reports on SAT tests, college affordability and readiness, advanced placement (AP) performance, and students' attitudes toward higher education and college enrollment.

Annual report mandated by Congress assessing preprimary, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Topics (indicators) include family characteristics, educational outcomes, school crime and safety, geographic locations (specifically rural), enrollment, courses, graduation rates, school finances, teachers and support staff, governance, and more. International comparisons are also provided. Condensed versions of the reports are available as "Reports on the Condition of Education".

This list of documents contains data and reports in PDF format from 2000-present. Topics are numerous and cover all aspects of education in North Carolina schools.

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan think tank that conducts social science research through opinion polling and demographic analysis. Published content includes full reports, short reports, presentations, and fact sheets. Data is cited and often made available in Appendix charts or through links.

Projected future statistics for elementary and secondary school enrollment, teachers, graduates, and school expenditures. This report has been regularly updated since 1964.

Topics include school finance, teacher recruitment and diversity, needs assessments, public schools, and documents about Leandro v. State of North Carolina.

Reports and policy briefs using U.S. Census data. Topics include educational attainment, elementary and secondary school enrollment, public school finances, libraries, and educational services.

WWC is part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education. It assesses high-quality scientific evidence on education programs, policies, products, and practices. Resources include evidence-based practice guides, intervention reports, systematic reviews, and data from study reviews.

Published reports from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a professional association.

Annual report mandated by Congress assessing preprimary, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. Postsecondary topics (indicators) include student enrollment, transitions, graduation rates, student financial aid, faculty and staff, campus crime and safety, and institutional characteristics and finances. Condensed versions of the reports are available as "Reports on the Condition of Education".

Reports about postsecondary educational enrollment, retention, transfers, dropouts, graduation, and postsecondary school closures. Coverage includes Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions.

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan think tank that conducts social science research through opinion polling and demographic analysis. Published content includes full reports, short reports, presentations, and fact sheets. Data is cited and often made available in Appendix charts or through links.

Projected future statistics for enrollment in postsecondary institutions and degrees conferred. This report has been regularly updated since 1964.

Data about higher education finance topics, pulled from federal sources. Reports cover student loans, tuition, dropouts, and graduation rates.