The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects statistics on the condition of education in the United States, analyzes and reports the meaning and significance of these statistics, and assists states and local education agencies in improving their statistical systems. This publication contains a summary of all recent data collections and current data systems conducted by the NCES and information on the use of those collections. Information is provided on statistical data maintained on elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, educational assessment, national longitudinal studies, vocational education, and the major publications of the NCES. Under each of the educational categories of information, users of this manual will find information on data uses, plans for the future, selected publications and tabulations, data tapes, and the data collection calendar. Major publications that are described include: "The Condition of Education,""Digest of Education Statistics," and "Projections of Education Statistics". (TJH)