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KewalRamani, Angelina; Zhang, Jijun; Wang, Xiaolei; Rathbun, Amy; Corcoran, Lisa; Diliberti, Melissa; Zhang, Jizhi – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
Educators, policymakers, and parents alike are focused on ensuring the academic success of the nation's students. These efforts interact with the expanding use of technology, which affects the lives of students both inside and outside of the classroom. Thus, the role that technology plays in education is an evolving area of research that continues…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Computers, Internet, Computer Use
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Chapman, Chris; Laird, Jennifer; Ifill, Nicole; KewalRamani, Angelina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This report updates a series of NCES reports on high school dropout and completion rates that began in 1988. The report includes national and regional population estimates for the percentage of students who dropped out of high school between 2008 and 2009, the percentage of young people who were dropouts in 2009, and the percentage of young people…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Young Adults
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Aud, Susan; Fox, Mary Ann; KewalRamani, Angelina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
"Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups" examines the educational progress and challenges of students in the United States by race/ethnicity. This report shows that over time, the numbers of students of each race/ethnicity who have completed high school and continued their education in college have increased.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnicity, Race, Pacific Islanders
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Ross, Terris; Kena, Grace; Rathbun, Amy; KewalRamani, Angelina; Zhang, Jijun; Kristapovich, Paul; Manning, Eileen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
Numerous studies, including those of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), have documented persistent gaps between the educational attainment of White males and that of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander males. Further, there is evidence of growing gaps by sex within these…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Academic Persistence, Achievement Gap
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KewalRamani, Angelina; Gilbertson, Lauren; Fox, Mary Ann – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2007
This chapter focuses on indicators of postsecondary participation, looking at the characteristics of students who enroll in postsecondary education, students who receive financial aid, and students who receive different levels of postsecondary degrees. Between 1976 and 2004, minority enrollments increased as a percentage of undergraduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Females, Enrollment Trends, Postsecondary Education
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Planty, Michael; Hussar, William; Snyder, Thomas; Kena, Grace; KewalRamani, Angelina; Kemp, Jana; Bianco, Kevin; Dinkes, Rachel – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
"The Condition of Education" is a congressionally mandated report that provides an annual portrait of education in the United States. This document includes information from "The Condition of Education 2009" about private school enrollment. Private school enrollment in prekindergarten through grade 12 increased from 5.9 million…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Private Schools, Enrollment, Early Childhood Education