These slides provides a review of select government information resources that focus on education.

1. Information for
Philanthropy
Topic: Education
Selected Government Resources
By: Sophia and Senovia Guevara

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Introduction
These slides provide short descriptions on information
resources. The topics covered are those that would be of
interest in philanthropy and nonprofit work. Each slide points
out material that may be of specific interest as well as
providing a direct link for easy access.

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ED.gov
http://www.ed.gov
The United States Department of Education
-Research and Statistics section
-Program search function: search by office, eligibility, title,
CFDA #
-Research section links out to the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES)

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ERIC
http://www.eric.ed.gov
The Educational Resource Information Center
-Database: search for bibliographic records related to
Education
-Journal articles, books, conference papers, etc.
-Some material available in full-text
-What Works Clearinghouse and Regional Educational
Laboratories collections: evidence reports and scientific
research

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IES.gov
http://ies.ed.gov
The Institute of Education Sciences
-Reports and Education statistics
-Links out to Department of Education and ERIC
-Reports often available as .pdf for download
-Search function for funding opportunities

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IES.gov - resources of interest
Digest of Education Statistics
- pre-kindergarten through graduate;.pdf of each year
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
The Condition of Education
-special analysis report available - topics range from education
for young children to community college
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Project of Education Statistics to 2018
-ranges from enrollment numbers to teacher data
http://nces.ed.gov/programs.projections/

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IES.gov - resources of interest
Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
-produced by the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP)
-data on achievement in subjects through student populations
-researcher link, state profiles and publications link of special
interest
-comparison and analyzation tools available: statistical charts,
maps and tables

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IES.gov - resources of interest
School District Demographics system
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/
-data limited from 2004-2007; archived reports from 1990s.
Data analyzable:
-map viewer: data includes district information (race,
population, economics, social characteristics,etc).
-snapshot report: data from individual school districts
(demographics to economics)
-profile comparisons: view data from states and by district
(poverty status, education, income, etc.)

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IES.gov - resources of interest
State Education Data Profiles
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/
-SEDP tool allows comparisons of data; up to four different
states with six types of data
-comparisons can be broken down with the expand data lin
-data is limited, but available in easy-to-read bar charts

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U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Administration for children and families
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
-Includes information on various programs, including:
Headstart, the Children's Bureau and the Office of Family
Assistance
-Policy Planning section may be of interest, with information on
research, data and publications
-Includes a listing of programs and a submission form for
specific program questions

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Administration for Children and
Families
Headstart
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/index.html
-Information on program research, legislation, grant funding,
services, office information, etc.
-Early Childhood Learning Center and Knowledge
http://www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc
includes information on early childhood development, dual
language learners, Early Head Start, etc.
Research briefs, conference information and information on
special populations may be of extra interest

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Administration for Children and
Families
Children's Bureau
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/
-Includes information on: statistics and research, child welfare
monitoring, federal and state reporting systems, etc.
-Links to data on adoption (AFCARS) and child abuse and
neglect (NCANDS). Includes information on bureau funded
reports including the National Survey of Child and
Adolescent Well-being(NSCAW).

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Administration for Children and
Families
Office of planning, research and evaluation
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/index.html
-covers a variety of data that includes Head Start and Early
Head Start, child care, abuse, neglect, welfare, etc.
Research conference info and papers available
Office of Family Assistance
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/
-Includes information on TANF, Tribal TANF and the Child Care
Bureau, among others. Links available: State TANF info,
Medicaid/Medicare statistics and Center for Faith-based and
Neighborhood partnerships

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Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Hosts an abundance of information ranging from employment
to transportation
Education information includes data on educational
attainment and enrollment, poverty estimates for school
districts, etc.