Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics. The Forum is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education and is committed to improving the quality, comparability, and usefulness of elementary and secondary education data, while remaining sensitive to data burden concerns. Forum members include representatives from state education agencies, local education agencies, the federal government, and other organizations with an interest in education data. Our purpose is to plan, recommend, and implement strategies for building an education data system that will support local, state, and national efforts to improve public and private education throughout the United States.
Publications of the National Forum on Education Statistics do not undergo the formal review required for products of the National Center for Education Statistics. The information and opinions published here are the product of the National Forum on Education Statistics and do not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education or the National Center for Education Statistics.
Highlights
The Winter 2010 Forum Meeting will be held on March 1-2, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. The MIS Conference will follow on March, 3-5. Register now.
The Fall 2009 Forum Voice newsletter is now available. This issue includes a letter from the new Forum Chair, a summary of the new Common Data Standards initiative, a recap of the Summer 2009 Forum Meeting, and more.
Recent Publications
September 16, 2009:
Forum Guide to Metadata The Meaning Behind Education DataThe Forum Guide to Metadata empowers people to more effectively use data as information.
June 23, 2009:
Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems: 2009 EditionThis NCES handbook has been designed as the national standard for state and local education agencies to use in tracking and reporting financial data and for school districts to use in preparing their comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs).
