BS in Education: Websites

Blog by Peter DeWitt on February 15, 2018 in, EdWeek

From Puritans to the Age of Immigration

Civil War to present.

From the Brookings Institute, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. whose mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level..

From from Intelligence Debates website

This portion of the NCES website has the key indicators of the condition of education in the United States. These indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics and are updated as data become available. A Congressionally mandated annual report on these indicators is provided to the White House and Congress each year. In addition, this website has Spotlights on issues of current policy interest. These Spotlights take a more in-depth look at the issues through text, graphics and short videos.

Part of the National Center for Education Statistics website, this publication provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Archived publications from 1990 also available.

The Education area of the White House website covers the current Administration's position on education, related legislation, and progress.

From Education Week newspaper

Traces U.S. public education from 1647 – 1998. Provided by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation

U.S. Dept. of Education entity which collects and analyzes all manner of educational data, including indicators and analysis, demographics, and projections.

Contains reports, description of charter schools, FAQS, locations, videos, and more

Reports from the NCSRC and elsewhere

From the National Charter School Center website.

This site contains information about all aspects of education in Nebraska, including accreditation, standards, budget, curriculum and more, easily found using A-Z Topic List.

Opinion piece by Dan Quisenberry, president of the Michigan Association of Public School Academies, which represents the charter school industry in Michigan. (July 26, 2018)

Part of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, providing projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools. Includes national data on enrollment and graduates for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2021.

Opinion piece by Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education as well as affiliate faculty at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell. (Jan. 30, 2018

Part of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, this site provides information on elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education characteristics as well as public libraries, assessments, and selected demographics for all states. demographics on up to four states.

Part of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website providing state, county and school district demographic data and maps.

Contains detailed school enrollment data by age and race.

This government site provides many good links to research, statistics, assessment, etc. related to education.

Opinion piece by Monica Herk, opinion contributor for ,from The Hill (Feb. 20, 2018).