The following tables are presented in this appendix to accompany the full report "The Home Learning Environment and Attainment. Research Report": (1) Summary crosstabulations of FSM and non-FSM pupils by key educational, behavioural and HLE related characteristics; (2) Univariate regression models for L2 and L3 attainment by key…

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, causing one of the largest disruptions to schooling in history. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented challenges for education research and large-scale assessments of student populations. Both schools and researchers were forced to modify…

The Maryland School Survey (MSS) draws upon items from several existing surveys. The content is closely connected across two types of respondents: instructional staff and students. Separate results from these respondents will allow policymakers and educators to identify schools that have a disconnect between instructional staff perceptions and…

In 2019, Child Trends partnered with the Institute for Health Research and Policy of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC-IHRP), EMT Associates, Inc., and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) to publish the first comprehensive policy analysis (see ED613844) to explore codified state statutes and regulations covering…

The 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a mandatory survey of all public school districts and schools serving students in preschool through grade 12 in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and therefore includes data from 17,704 public school districts also known as local education agencies (LEAs) and…

Volume 1 of the "TIMSS 2023 National Report for England" analysed the TIMSS 2023 performance of a sample of year 5 and year 9 pupils in mathematics and science in England. This second volume of the "TIMSS 2023 National Report for England" focuses on performance in England analysed by pupil characteristics and participating…

The Maryland School Survey (MSS) draws upon items from several existing surveys. The content is closely connected across two types of respondents: instructional staff and students. Separate results from these respondents will allow policymakers and educators to identify schools that have a disconnect between instructional staff perceptions and…

A growing educator shortage is having significant impacts in schools and communities throughout the United States. In response to this growing concern, the Kansas Teacher Retention Initiative was launched in the summer of 2021, with a focus on measuring, understanding, interpreting, and disseminating data-driven insights regarding the driving…

This brief summarizes data from the 2021-22 collection of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)--released in early 2025--for information on access and opportunities for students with disabilities. It marks the sixth time CLE has analyzed data from the CRDC, the primary benchmark of America's ongoing work to build an education system that serves…

This technical manual provides an overview of the Mosaic™ by ACT®: Social Emotional Learning Screener. The Mosaic by ACT: Social Emotional Learning Screener (hereafter referred to as the Screener) assesses the social emotional skills of students in elementary school (Grades 3-5), middle school (Grades 6-8), and high school (Grades 9-12). Each…

This technical report provides information about the sample, content, and administration of the 2022 State of the American Teacher (SoT) and State of the American Principal (SoP) surveys. The SoT survey was completed by 2,360 American Teacher Panel members, and the SoP survey was completed by 1,540 American School Leader Panel members. The…

This data point highlights reporting requirements in state policy regarding the use of suspension and/or expulsion. At least 39 states and the District of Columbia outline reporting requirements for the use of suspension and/or expulsion in statute or regulation. At least 11 states have reporting requirements that are specific to certain types of…

These are the appendixes for the report, "Strengthening the Pennsylvania School Climate Survey to Inform School Decisionmaking." This study analyzed Pennsylvania School Climate Survey data from students and staff in the 2021/22 school year to assess the validity and reliability of the elementary school student version of the survey;…

This study explores the factors influencing mathematics performance, teacher satisfaction, and school environment across six economies using data from PISA 2022. Employing hierarchical linear modeling, the research examines individual and institutional variables at the student, teacher, and school levels. Key findings reveal significant…

While public school enrollment has declined in recent years, Ohio has seen growth in other K-12 education sectors. More than 100,000 Ohio students have been enrolled in community schools (what are commonly known as "charter schools" in other states) since 2010-2011. Community school enrollment declined from 2013-2014 to 2019-2020, and…