The Condition of Education 2015. NCES 2015-144
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Grace Kena, Lauren Musu-Gillette, Jennifer Robinson, Xiaolei Wang, Amy Rathbun, Jijun Zhang, Sidney Wilkinson-Flicker, Amy Barmer, Erin Dunlop Velez Velez
Abstract
The U.S. Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report to help inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States. Using data from across the center and from other sources of education data, "The Condition of Education 2015" presents 42 key indicators on important topics and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on population characteristics, such as educational attainment and economic outcomes, participation in education at all levels, as well as aspects of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, including international comparisons. New to the report this year are three spotlight indicators that describe approaches to learning behaviors for first-time kindergartners, disparities in educational outcomes among male youth of color, and differences in postsecondary degree completion by socioeconomic status. This report also includes a new feature--The At a Glance--that allows readers to quickly make comparisons within and across indicators. This year's Condition shows that 91 percent of young adults ages 25 to 29 had a high school diploma or its equivalent in 2014, and that 34 percent had a bachelor's or higher degree. As in previous years, median earnings were higher for 25- to 34-year-olds with higher levels of education in 2013. Also, in 2014, the unemployment rate was generally lower for those with higher levels of education. A glossary of terms is included. ["The Condition of Education 2014. NCES 2014-083" can be viewed in ERIC at ED545122.]
Citation
Kena, G., Musu-Gillette, L., Robinson, J., Wang, X., Rathbun, A., Zhang, J., Wilkinson-Flicker, S., Barmer, A. & Velez, E.D.V. The Condition of Education 2015. NCES 2015-144. Retrieved February 28, 2020 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/158327/.
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Keywords
- Academic Persistence
- adolescents
- adults
- Age Differences
- Bachelors Degrees
- Charter Schools
- children
- College Attendance
- College Faculty
- College Graduates
- College Students
- Costs
- Course Selection (Students)
- Crime
- Disabilities
- distance education
- Dropout Rate
- early childhood education
- Economic Factors
- Educational Attainment
- Educational Finance
- Educational Indicators
- Educational Legislation
- elementary education
- Elementary School Students
- Employment Level
- English Language Learners
- Enrollment Trends
- Ethnic Groups
- Expenditure per Student
- Expenditures
- Family Income
- Federal Legislation
- Financial Support
- Foreign Countries
- Full Time Students
- gender differences
- Geographic Location
- Graduate Study
- Graduation Rate
- Grants
- High School Graduates
- income
- Institutional Characteristics
- International Schools
- kindergarten
- Labor Force
- Loan Default
- Loan Repayment
- Masters Degrees
- Mathematics Achievement
- Parent Background
- Poverty
- Preschool Children
- Preschool Education
- Private Colleges
- private schools
- Public Colleges
- public schools
- Racial Composition
- Racial Differences
- Reading Achievement
- Salaries
- Scholarships
- School Size
- Science Achievement
- Scores
- secondary education
- Secondary School Students
- State Aid
- Student Characteristics
- Student Employment
- student evaluation
- Student Financial Aid
- Student Loan Programs
- Taxes
- Teacher Characteristics
- Teacher Student Ratio
- trend analysis
- Tuition
- Undergraduate Study
- Unemployment
- Victims of Crime
- Violence
- Wages
