Library Research Guides: EDUC 215: Educational Inequality and Social Transformation in Schools: Policy, Data, and Edu. Research

Federal Data Rescue Efforts

National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform
DoE Laws and Guidance
Legislation, regulations, guidance, and other policy documents can be found here for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and other topics.
Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) Network
Core Standards
The Common Core standards official website.
Education World: Standards
Links to state and national standards, including standards for indigenous populations on reservations, gifted children, ESL, and more.

Policy File Index

Full-text public policy documents from think tanks, NGOs, and research organizations.

Social Explorer
Interactive tool that combines modern and historical US census and demographic data with an intuitive map interface. 1790-present.

Easily map educational attainment over time using census and ACS data!

Dept. of Ed. Civil Rights Data Collection
"The CRDC collects a variety of information including student enrollment and educational programs and services, most of which is disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability."
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
Child Trends
Child Trends is the nation’s leading nonprofit research organization focused exclusively on improving the lives and prospects of children, youth, and their families.
State by State Spending on Children Dataset
"This dataset provides a comprehensive accounting of public spending on children from 1997 through 2016. It draws on the US Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, as well as several federal and other noncensus sources, to capture state-by-state spending on education, income security, health, and other areas. "
Student Aid Data
"Federal financial assistance is provided to students and families through various loan and grant programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. These reports will help you understand more information about Title IV aid applicants, recipients, and disbursements."

Historical Statistics of the United States

Socioeconomic and demographic data from 1790-2000.
Dates: 1790-2000 CE
Polling the Nations
Compilation of hundreds of thousands of public opinion survey questions and responses, at the local, state, national, or international level, 1986 to present. Includes many polling questions about education, funding, equity, and the DoE over time.
Roper iPoll

A full-text primary source archive of public opinion, surveys, and data. It covers a wide variety of topics, including politics, the economy, education, the environment, labor, race, religion, and more.
Dates: 1935 CE-present.