Changes in America’s Public School Facilities: From School Year 1998-99 to School Year 2012-13

This Statistics in Brief summarizes the changes from the 1998-99 to the 2012-13 school years in the average age of public schools, rating of satisfaction of the environmental quality of school facilities, the cost to put school buildings in good … Read More

The Summer After Kindergarten: Children’s Experiences by Socioeconomic Characteristic

This Statistics in Brief investigates some factors that may contribute to achievement gaps in the summer after kindergarten, including differences in children’s experiences, such as participation in summer care arrangements, programs, and activities. Specifically, the brief describes students’ summer nonparental … Read More

Gender Differences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Interest, Credits Earned, and NAEP Performance in the 12th Grade

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Activate Research co-authored “Gender Differences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Interest, Credits Earned, and NAEP Performance in the 12th Grade,” a Statistics in Brief that describes high school graduate’s attitudes toward STEM courses (specifically, mathematics and science), credits … Read More

Preparation and Support for Teachers in Public Schools: Reflections on the First Year of Teaching

This brief investigates early-career teachers’ preparation for teaching and receipt of support by selected characteristics of the schools in which they taught during the 2011–12 school year. The specific school characteristics included in this report are school classification (traditional public … Read More

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