Education Data and Research Links

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
ERIC is a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide access to education literature and resources.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/

National Education Data Resource Center (NEDRC)
Access to data and statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Data is available from the following studies: IPEDS, NPSAS, NSOPF, B&B, and BPS.
http://nces.ed.gov/partners/nedrc.asp

NCES Quick Tables and Figures
Easy access to close to 4,500 tables, graphs, and figures published in "Education Statistics Quarterly," the NEDRC Postsecondary Tables Library, the "Condition of Education: The Digest of Education Statistics," and other NCES publications.
http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables/

School District Demographics
This website is maintained by the NCES and provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for describing and analyzing characteristics of school districts, children, and K-12 education.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.asp

UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The statistical branch of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=2867_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC