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|OrganizationName=National Center for Education Statistics | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent agencies | |||
|Mission=NCES is dedicated to collecting, analyzing, and disseminating accurate and timely data about education in the U.S. and other nations to inform policy, practice, and the public about the condition and progress of education. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Commissioner | |||
|Employees=Approximately 100 | |||
|Budget=$109 million (Fiscal Year 2019) | |||
|Website=https://nces.ed.gov/ | |||
|Services=Data collection; statistical analysis; educational research; publication of reports | |||
|ParentOrganization=Institute of Education Sciences | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Education | |||
|CreationLegislation=Part of the original 1867 legislation creating the Department of Education; officially named NCES in 1974 by [[Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1974]] | |||
|Regulations=Does not directly regulate but provides data for policy formulation | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.8942, -77.0467 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=550 12th St SW, Washington, DC 20202 | |||
|Wikipedia=National Center for Education Statistics | |||
}} | |||
{{short description|U.S. Department of Education agency}} | {{short description|U.S. Department of Education agency}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name = National Center for Education Statistics | |agency_name = National Center for Education Statistics | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The functions of NCES have existed in some form since 1867, when [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation providing "That there shall be established at the City of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country."<ref name="Years">[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait], National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, pg. 1</ref> | The functions of NCES have existed in some form since 1867, when [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation providing "That there shall be established at the City of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country."<ref name="Years">[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait], National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, pg. 1</ref> | ||