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Report: Data on College Completion
This report provides a comprehensive look at the percentage of degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students who are successfully completing postsecondary education, including non-traditional students.
Resource: National and State-Level High School Graduation Rates for the 2015–16 School Year
This table illustrates the public high school graduation rate, organized by race/ethnicity and selected demographic characteristics, for students in the United States for the 2015–16 school year. Policy makers, researchers, and education professionals can use these data to understand the trends in graduation rates and which specific populations may need support to reach graduation.
Resource: International Data Explorer (IDE) Updated with New Data
This IDE update includes data from the 2015 administration of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and TIMSS Advanced, which assess students’ mathematics and science knowledge and skills. The IDE is an online, interactive tool that allows users to explore international study data and create customized tables, charts, maps, and analyses.
Report: Beginning College Students Who Change Their Majors Within Three Years of Enrollment
This report examines the extent to which first-time associate’s and bachelor’s degree students change their majors after three years of enrollment, focusing on how the rate at which students change major varies with their degree program and field of study.
Report: Participation in High School Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Enrollment
This report analyzes the relationship between high school career and technical education course-taking and later enrollment in postsecondary education.
Report: Postsecondary Tuition, Fees, and Degrees
This report presents data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System fall 2016 collection, which included three survey components: institutional characteristics for the 2016-17 academic year; completions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016; and data on 12-month enrollment for the 2015-16 academic year.
Report: High School Students’ Views on Who Influences Their Thinking about Education and Careers
This report examines who public high school students view as their main influence when they are considering postsecondary education and careers. Results show students relied on family members as the main influence when thinking about postsecondary education, and students relied on themselves primarily when thinking about careers.
Resource: Distance Learning Dataset Training
This online training tool allows users to learn about the NCES data products across the education spectrum and evaluate them for their particular purposes. Researchers, students, policy specialists and analysts, and education professionals can use the training tool to learn about NCES datasets, their design, and special considerations for analysis to facilitate effective use.
Report: 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16): Student Financial Aid Estimates
This publication provides the first results of the NPSAS:16, the most comprehensive nationally representative survey of student financing of postsecondary education in the U.S. It describes the percentages of students receiving various types of financial aid and average amounts received, by type of institution attended, attendance pattern, dependency status, and income level.
Report: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS: 09): Fall 2009 Ninth-Graders in 2016
This report (PDF, 71 pages) presents findings from the second follow-up of HSLS: 09 participants, with a focus on fall 2009 ninth-graders’ education and employment outcomes in 2016.
Report: The Financial Literacy of 15-year-olds in the U.S. and Abroad
This report presents the results of the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment financial literacy assessment of 15-year-old students in the U.S. and the 14 other education systems that participated.
Share with Youth: Hitting the Open Road After High School
Co-written by teens for teens, this resource can help youth with disabilities (PDF, 16 pages) think about their options for life after high school. It provides information on post-graduation options and guides students in making choices that are right for them, finding activities that can help them get ready now, and accessing supportive services.
Resource: Personal Competencies for College & Career Success
This guide describes strategies postsecondary professionals can use to assist all students, including those with disabilities, to develop personal competencies that will increase their chances of success.
10 Things Americans Can Do to Combat Summer Reading Loss and Childhood Obesity
As part of the Let’s Read. Let’s Move. initiative, AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service) has compiled a list of things people can do to help children maintain active minds and bodies during the summer months.
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service) brings people together to tackle the country’s most pressing challenges, through national service and volunteering. AmeriCorps is the only federal agency tasked with elevating service and volunteerism in America. AmeriCorps provides opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to give their time and talent to strengthen communities across the country. By bringing people together to serve communities, AmeriCorps is making service to others an indispensable part of the American experience. AmeriCorps offers individuals and organizations flexible ways to make a local impact through several key programs: State and National, VISTA, NCCC, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, RSVP, and Volunteer Generation Fund, along with initiatives including 9/11 and MLK Day of Service.
Four Colleges and Universities Earn Presidential Honor for Community Service
766 higher education institutions were named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Four received the President’s award, the highest honor a college or university can receive, for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
Minnesota Reading Corps Evaluation Shows AmeriCorps Boosts Childhood Literacy
CNCS funded a two-part independent evaluation of its Minnesota Reading Corps program, the largest AmeriCorps tutoring program, which provides evidence-informed interventions and data-driven assessments to children from age three to grade three. The evaluation revealed students tutored by AmeriCorps members were significantly more prepared for kindergarten than students without tutors, and AmeriCorps members helped students meet or exceed targets for kindergarten readiness in all five critical literacy skills assessed. Results also showed the program was effective across a range of settings and for all students, regardless of gender, race/ethnicity, or dual language learner status.
Keeping Education Connected to National Service
This blog post outlines how AmeriCorps members, Senior Corps volunteers, and Social Innovation Fund grantees have helped students succeed, and introduces a new program called Operation AmeriCorps. Through this program, AmeriCorps member are working in select communities to boost attendance, hone students’ study skills, and organize college and career planning workshops.