The Encyclopedia of Education Statistics brings together data from the major publications of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), including The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics.

You can locate information in hundreds of statistical tables, charts, and indicators by browsing through the table of contents or searching by subject area, full text, or table titles.

Topics covered include:

• Racial and ethnic differences in participation in higher education

• Internet access in public and private schools

• Early literacy experiences in the home

• International comparisons of reading, mathematics, and science performance

• Teachers' participation in school decision making

• Parent involvement in school-related activities

• Student alcohol and drug use

• Teacher salaries and attrition rates

• State-level projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment to 2008

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