MFT 8302: Principles of Educational Research

ED oversees several data and statistic resources that collect and analyze data for use by the public, including parents, students, teachers, administrators, policy-makers, and researchers that can be used to change and improve educational programs and policies that impact students of all ages.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

You can search by school district, for a school districts in a state, and for school districts by student enrollment.

You can search by school name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, county, religious affiliation, association membership, school type or program, if coed, male or female students, number of students, and grade span.

The Common Core of Data (CCD) is the Department of Education's primary database on public elementary and secondary education in the United States. CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts.

The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.

The Condition of Education is an annual report mandated by the U.S. Congress and is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor the condition and progress of education in the United States in key indicators. This site has the annual Condition of Education reports back to 1989.

Projections of Education Statistics to 2030 is the 49th edition in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This report provides revisions of projections shown in Projections of Education Statistics to 2028 and projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2030.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides the current marital status of persons, by age, sex, and race and the estimated median age at first marriage for men and women at the U.S. level.

The Pew Research Center conducts public opinion surveys on many different topics. This page is about what the public thinks about marriage and divorce

The Pew Research Center conducts public opinion surveys on many different topics. This page is about what the public thinks about family and relationships.

The American family has undergone significant change in recent decades. There is no longer one predominant family form, and Americans are experiencing family life in increasingly diverse ways.