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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
  • Test scores of U.S. fourth, eighth, and twelfth-graders in science and mathematics compared to 20 countries
  • Full text of reports and press releases with some in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Includes test questions and education packets
UN Statistics Common Data Base
  • Replaced by UN Data in Feb 2008
  • Run by UN Statistics Division
  • This content is no longer available at its original address. The link above is to the archive version at the Internet Archive from January 2008. The site as archived in the Internet Archive does not function entirely as it was originally intended.
UNESCO Database
  • Time series of education, culture, and communication statistics for regions and countries of the world
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
  • Book titles, copies, and textbooks published by continent and country
  • Arranged by year at various intervals beginning with the 1970s
Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools
  • Types of crimes and frequency in U.S. public schools
  • Crime by size, socio-economic status, grade level, and region
  • Discipline preventive measures (e.g. school uniforms)
  • Updated to 2000 in Education Statistics Quarterly
Women in Academia
  • Disparities in the Salaries and Appointments of Academic Women and Men
    • 1974 and 1998 national data showing disparities in salary, rank and tenure between women and men in academia
  • Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT (1999)
    • Report shows gender equity varies by department
World Development Indicators (UMich Only)
  • World Bank data base with 593 series of demographic, economic, and environmental information for 226 countries
  • Time series covers 1960 to present when annual data are available for a given country
  • While focused on economics, the subject coverage is wide ranging.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
  • National and state data since 1990 on health risks taken by high school students, eg. unprotected sex, riding motorcycles without a helmet, school violence, nutrition
  • Surveys include weapons brought to school, engaging in physical fights, and feeling unsafe in school
  • Data available in various formats
  • School violence in Tables 5-9
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)
  • Report commissioned after the Columbine shooting
  • Notes various causes for youth violence and effective intervention techniques
  • Web site includes an executive summary, full report, and Webcast of an interview
 
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