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The '''National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)''' is the main federal organization that collects and analyzes data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.  
The '''National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)''' is the main federal organization that collects and analyzes data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.  


NCES is part of the [[U.S. Department of Education]] and the [[Institute of Education Sciences]]. IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Special Education Research. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/commissioner/index.asp ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "The Acting NCES Commissioner," accessed December 19, 2014]</ref>
NCES is part of the [[U.S. Department of Education]] and the [[Institute of Education Sciences]]. IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Special Education Research. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "National Centers for Education Statistics," accessed February 23, 2024]</ref>


==Organization==
==Organization==
The following chart describes the structure and activities of the center:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/about/ ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "About Us," accessed September 4, 2014]</ref>
[https://nces.ed.gov/about/?sec=orgchart Click here] to view the NCES organization chart.
 
[[File:NCES org chart.gif|600px|National Center for Education Statistics organization]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:39, 23 February 2024

National Center for Education Statistics
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Basic facts
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the main federal organization that collects and analyzes data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.

NCES is part of the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Special Education Research. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.[1]

Organization

Click here to view the NCES organization chart.

See also

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