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GenderStats (World Bank)

National-level statistical data on poverty, education, health, labor force, and political participation broken down by gender
Approach data by country and then theme or via the country profiles

Global Education Database Online (USAID)

Includes data from the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and USAID's Demographic & Health Surveys
UNESCO data 1970 to 1998, about 200 countries includes three levels of education, educational outcomes (e.g. literacy), life expectancy and population
USAID data 1984 to present, 60 developing countries, includes attendance, gender equity, and educational attainment

Home Education Across the United States (National Home School Legal Defense Fund)

National Home School Legal Defense Fund
Brief national data from 1997 on students, test scores, family characteristics, and long-term success of home schooled students
Number of home school students by selected state

Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics

Improving Student Achievement: What NAEP State Test Scores Tell Us

Results of state scores in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
States showing the highest improvement: North Carolina, Texas and Michigan
Differences in test scores in Texas and California given the same type of families and the differences in public policy
Released July 2000

Indicators of School Crime and Safety

Text and graphs report fatal and nonfatal victimization of staff and students
Student and principal reports of drugs, guns, and gangs
National data often disaggregated by race or location (urban, rural) but no state or local information
Appendix lists measures taken by schools to insure safety

Integrated Post-Secondary Education Survey

Detailed data on enrollment, finances, student characteristics, staff salaries, and libraries in academic institutions
Some data for individual institutions
Lists printed and CD-ROM publications
Links to data, which may be in zipped or pdf format

International Archive of Education Data (ICPSR)

To provide user-friendly interface to cross tabulations of microdata from the National Center for Education Statistics
Uses data analysis system developed at Berkeley
Sample project is Monitoring the Future: 12th Grade Survey, 1995

International Comparisons of Education

Reports, data bases, studies and speeches on educational achievement in participating studies
Subjects include math, reading, science, civic education, and adult literacy

Internet Access in Public Schools and Classrooms

Percentage of schools and classrooms with Internet access, 1994-2003
National percentages by grade grouping, minority enrollment, and geographic area among others
Summary in HTML and full text in pdf
Updated with On-going studies