III.B.1: Data.gov
Move our datasets to Data.gov as quickly as practicable. Other Information:
Data produced by government agencies are often hard to find or are published in proprietary formats of limited utility. As
a result, a wealth of information remains untapped by the ingenuity and creativity of the American people. Data.gov is a citizen-friendly
platform that provides access to Federal datasets. With a searchable data catalog, Data.gov helps the public find, access,
and download non-sensitive Government data and tools in a variety of formats. We are currently moving our datasets to Data.gov
and will continue to do so as quickly as practicable. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been the traditional
source of high-value4 data at the Department of Education. Recently, the Federal Student Aid Data Center was launched to provide
a centralized source for information and data related to the federal financial assistance programs. Many of the high-value
datasets are released simultaneously on both the FSA Data Center and Data.gov. The entire high-value public use data collection
of the NCES is currently available online either at NCES.ed.gov or at Data.gov. All new public use data sets are posted to
Data.gov when they are released. At time of this document’s publication, we currently have the following available at Data.gov
(we have included examples of the types of questions these data sets are intended to answer): • Common Core of Data, School
District Finance Survey, SY 2006-07, FY 2007 What kinds of distance education courses are provided in the U.S.? What is known
about the availability and use of these courses? How they are delivered to students? What policies govern them? • FAFSA Application
Volume How many students took the first step toward applying for college financial assistance by filling out the FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid)? How many students in each state filled it out? What is the breakdown (number of students
who filled it out) by postsecondary institution? • Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) This file contains
data from a quick-response survey using the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS). It provides national
estimates on postsecondary education topics (e.g., distance education, dual-enrollment) among 2-year and 4-year Title IV eligible,
degree-granting institutions. • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) How do U.S. students (in 4th
and 8th grades) perform in mathematics and science compared to students other countries? What factors may be related to achievement
in these subject areas? Additionally, NCES is in the processes of posting the following datasets to Data.gov: NCES Data Releases
Scheduled from 2/1/2010 to 6/30/2010 • 2008-09 Common Core of Data Elementary and Secondary Education School level nonfiscal
data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)] • 2008-09 Common Core of Data Elementary and Secondary Education
Agency (school district) level nonfiscal data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)] • 2008-09 Common Core
of Data Elementary and Secondary Education State level nonfiscal data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)]
• Fiscal Year 2008 Common Core of Data Elementary and Secondary Education State Fiscal (National Public Education Finance
Survey) data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)] • 2007-08 Common Core of Data Elementary and Secondary
Education State level dropout and graduation data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)] • 2007-08 Common Core
of Data Elementary and Secondary Education Agency (school district) level dropout and graduation data file [Format: tab-separated
values text files (.txt)] • Final revised 2007-08 Common Core of Data Elementary and Secondary Education State level nonfiscal
data file [Format: tab-separated values text files (.txt)] • Fall 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Data system (IPEDS) Enrollments
[Format: csv files] o Enrollments by race/ethnicity, gender, attendance status, and level of student o Enrollments by age
category, gender, attendance status, and level of student o Enrollments by residence and migration of first-time freshman
o Enrollments by total entering class and retention rate o Major field of study, race/ethnicity, gender, attendance status,
and level of student 2008 o Total entering class and retention rates • 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Data system (IPEDS) Graduation
Rates for the 2002 Cohort at 4 year institutions and the 2005 cohort at 2 year institutions and less than 2 year institutions
[Format: csv files] o Graduation rate data for cohort year 2002 (4-year) and cohort year 2005 (2-year) institutions o Graduation
rate data for cohort year 2005 (less-than-2-year institutions) • Fiscal Year 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Data system (IPEDS)
Financial Statistics [Format csv files] o Public institutions - GASB 34/35 o Public institutions - GASB 34/35 (Component units
using FASB) o Public institutions - GASB 34/35 (Component units using GASB) o Private not-for-profit institutions or Public
institutions using FASB o Private for-profit institutions • Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) 2004 cohort of entering
students as of 2009 o Create tables and graphs quickly and efficiently using Quick Stats [Data tool] o Create complex tables
and run linear & logistic regressions using DAS 2.0 [Data tool] • Fast Response Survey System (FRSS89) Technology-based Distance
Education for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students, 2004-05 [Format: ASCII flat file] • Fast Response Survey System
(FRSS92) Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2008 [Format: ASCII flat file] • Fast Response Survey System
(FRSS93) Educational Technology in Public School Districts, Fall 2008 [Format: ASCII flat file] • Fast Response Survey System
(FRSS 95) Teachers' Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools [Format: ASCII flat file] • Fast Response Survey
System (FRSS 96) Alternative Schools and Programs for Students At Risk of Educational Failure, 2007-08 [Format: ASCII flat
file]
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