ED120 - Introduction to American Education: Web Resources

Information about public schools across Illinois. Search by school name or location.

School, district, and state report cards directly from the ISBE.

Report cards and the underlying data for the state level for approximately the last 20 years.

The homepage for the ISBE.

The official site for results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

A PDF document from the NCES.

"Education finance data include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets [cash and security holdings] of elementary and secondary public school systems." From the U.S. Census Bureau.

Publications and data sets from the University of Michigan.

"This website has the key indicators of the condition of education in the United States. These indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics and are updated every year or every other year." From the NCES.

A "compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private." Part of the NCES.

Information about public schools across Illinois. Search by school name or location.

Various statistics and reports for schools in Illinois.

"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."

Statistics and reports from the National Education Association.

"The School District Demographics System provides access to school district demographic and related geographic data." From the NCES.

Information about the standards, how the standards are being applied in different states, and the full text of the standards.

"The Illinois Learning Standards (ILS) define what all students in all Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling."

The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics issues "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being" that "features statistics on children and families in the United States across a range of domains, including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health."

"A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT is the premier source for data on child and family well-being in the United States. Access hundreds of indicators, download data and create reports and graphics on the KIDS COUNT Data Center that support smart decisions about children and families."

Data about the United States population and its economy. Begin with the Topics tab or the QuickFacts box to find demographic information.

"QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more." View the data by table, map, or chart.

Search for hospitals by name, location, services offered, or other criteria.

Information about child care centers across the United States.

Official website of the city of Decatur, Illinois.

Business and economic information for the greater Decatur area. Use the "Resources" menu to find reports about the community. Use the "Community Profile" menu to find out more about the communities and use the "Key Industries" menu to find the region's major employers.

A tool from WorldCat for searching for many different types of libraries (academic, public, school, etc.).

ExceleRate Illinois provides quality ratings for early learning providers in Illinois.

Detailed information on public libraries throughout the US from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

A tool for finding information about public and private schools and colleges from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Use a map to search for National Center for Education Statistics' information on schools and districts.