National Center For Education Statistics
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A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to ...Indicators of School Crime and Safety...
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The TIMSS 1999 Video Study focused on eighth-grade mathematics and science teaching in seven countries, including the United States. The videos and other data (including transcripts and ancillary classroom materials) ...TIMSS 1999 Video Study of eighth-grad...
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On February 28, beginning at 9:00AM EST, NCES will host a Testing Integrity Symposium to identify and discuss important issues in testing integrity. A distinguished body of panelists will share ...NCES to Host Symposium on Testing Int...
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These Web Tables use data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study to identify and present the demographic and employment characteristics of certificate and associate’s degree completers and noncompleters. ...Beginning Subbaccalaureate Students' ...
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America’s Youth contains statistics that address important aspects of the lives of youth, including family, schooling, work, community, and health. The report focuses on American youth and young adults 14 ...America's Youth: Transitions to Adult...
CNN: News & Videos About Education
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President Barack Obama told U.S. governors attending a luncheon Monday that they are cutting too much funding for education and need to make reforms while continuing to invest in the ...Obama chides governors for education ...
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Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move ...10 states freed from some 'No Child L...
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The University of Florida has temporarily suspended its chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity after learning about a hazing incident involving fraternity members, a university spokeswoman said.University of Florida suspends frater...
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School meals will have to offer fruits and vegetables to students every day under standards issued by the United States Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.USDA issues new rules for school meals
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Two medical education groups and 130 medical schools signed on to first lady Michelle Obama's initiative to "train the nation's physicians to meet the unique health care needs of the ...Medical schools join first lady's hea...
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Why Colleges Should Tell Students About Job Prospects Before They Commit
Recent college grads still looking for full-time employment—or faced with the prospect of moving back home to live with mom and dad—are probably cursing their English and philosophy degrees. But while they're sending out resumes and getting rejected, in May there were 2.6 million unfilled jobs. The problem is that many of those positions are in science and tech—fields that most ... -
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How the American School System Can Train Kids for High-Tech Jobs
In May of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an estimated 2.6 million jobs were unfilled. In the heart of the worst American recession in decades, with unemployment rates hovering at nine percent, there were over two million unfilled jobs. Why the contradiction? Many of these unfilled positions were in industries such as healthcare, aerospace, advanced precision manufacturing, scientific ... -
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Obama to Speak at the Graduation of Race to the Top Winner
Congratulations are in order for Memphis, Tennessee's Booker T. Washington High School. The school is the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. President Obama will head there later this spring to deliver the graduation speech. [gate] Booker T. Washington opened its doors in 1873 and was the first public high school in segregated Memphis that ...Rated: +2