NCSER Announces FY 2009 Grant Awards
The National Center for Special Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences recently made 16 awards for the following FY 2009 programs: 14 in the Special Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.324A, Session 2); and 2 in the Postdoctral Research Training Program in Special Education (CFDA 84.324B).
NCER announces new FY 2009 Awards
NCER recently awarded a total of 52 awards to applications considered under the three FY 2009 competitions: Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.305A); Predoctoral Training Grants Program (CFDA 84.305B); and Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies (84.305E).
In 2005-06, American Indian/Alaska Native students represented 1 percent of total enrollment in both public and private elementary and secondary schools. (Read more)
In 2007, about one-fifth of non-American Indian/Alaska Native students attend schools located in rural areas, as compared to approximately half of American Indian/Alaska Native students. (Read more)
Data Snapshot
In 2008, 34 percent of eighth-graders reported participating in one or more of the following musical activities at school: playing in a band, playing in an orchestra, singing in a chorus or choir.
Instruction accounted for 61.0% percent of all current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in FY 07. Total support services accounted for 35.0%, food services accounted for 3.8%, and enterprise operations made up 0.2% of total current expenditures.
