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Education -- Reports & Statistics (Government Sources)

This list contains suggestions about where to look for educational statistics with a special emphasis on government sources

California Department of Education: Data
Data and statistics collected from California schools and learning support resources to identify trends and educational needs and to measure performance.
CalEdFacts
CalEdFacts is a compilation of statistics and information on a variety of issues concerning education in California.
National Center for Educational Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
American Fact Finder
This website is a subset of US Census and can be a real shortcut when looking for demographics from the Census
Analytical Studies, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness (CSUF)
"Enrollment trends and forecasting, student and faculty demography, recruitment and retention, resource allocation and utilization, curricular change and student learning, and any other topic relevant to documenting and improving educational and institutional effectiveness are all within our purview. The Office of IR&AS is an all-university, central resource for institutional facts and figures, methodological advice and problem solving, and is also the chief source of official statistics for the campus."
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
CSU | Analytic Studies
"The Division of Analytic Studies is responsible for compiling student data from the 23 campuses of the California State University and disseminating statistical information about applications received, new enrollments, continuing enrollments, and degrees conferred. Many of the statistical tables posted on this site fulfill California or Federal reporting requirements."
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services site for Deferred Action Information. Includes a link to data on the number of applications received and processed.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

The Campaign for College Opportunity
A broad coalition of education, business, labor, ethnic group leadership, religious groups and civic organizations, the Campaign for College Opportunity "is focused on a single mission: Working to ensure all Californians have an equal opportunity to attend and succeed in college in order to build a vibrant workforce, economy and democracy." Produces reports and other research supporting the mission.