Education Subject Guide: Other Resources for Education Research

A comprehensive data and analysis source for key topics in global education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures, policy, and equity. Data sources include administrative country data from the United Nations and the World Bank.

The Census Bureau provides information on a variety of educational topics. Topic areas include: educational attainment, school enrollment, public school system finances, school districts, teaching about statistics, and educational services.

Education Week is an independent news organization that publishes news, opinion articles, teaching resources, and other relevant and practical information for K-12 educators.

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The IES provides scientific evidence on education practice and policy to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the general public.

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) provides independent research and analysis to inform policy supporting high-quality early education for all young children. Notable projects include: the only national report on state-funded preschool programs with detailed information on enrollment, funding, teacher qualifications, and other policies; the first report to describe and analyze state-by-state "Head Start" enrollment, funding, quality, and duration.

As the official education division of the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education establishes policies on federal financial aid for education, collects data from U.S. schools, and disseminates research on key educational issues.