Project Profile: Education Statistics

Working through the Education Statistics Services Institute-Statistics (ESSI-Stat) and NAEP Education Statistics Services Institute (NESSI), NISS has convened a series of task forces to bring nationwide expertise to bear on problems of importance to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Previous topics include review of NCES Statistical Standards (2002), High School Graduation, Completion and Dropout Indicators (2004), US Participation in International Assessments (2004), Title IX Compliance (2004), Data Confidentiality (2006), Effect Sizes (2006), Computerized Adaptive Testing (2007), Non-Response Bias Analysis (2008), Full Population Estimates for NAEP (2009), Configuration and Data Integration for Longitudinal Studies (2009). Current topics include Maps and Graphics, Postsecondary Access and Choice, Projections and Tracing School Principals without Social Security Numbers.

In addition, a NISS employee serves full-time as a member of NCES' center-wide review team.