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Finding Organizations

When searching the internet, try the following terms to find organizations related to your topic.

Center
Society
Consortium
Network
Operation
Association
Project
Organization
Academy
National Foundation
Education Association
National Association

Search Engines

In addition to popular search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo!, there are other ways of searching the web that provide different features and may return different results.

dogpile A 'meta' search engine that searches multiple search engines at the same time.
DuckDuckGo A search engine that prides itself on not tracking you or providing filtered results.
Google Advanced Search Options for narrowing your Google search such as exact phrases, dates, or particular kinds of sites.
Google Scholar Search for scholarly materials (mostly articles) using the familiar Google search engine.
Wolfram|Alpha Rather than searching the web, Wolfram|Alpha searches through a collection of data sets algorithms to find information. Especially good for statistical information.

Demographic Statistics

Census Bureau Data
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
U.S. Census Bureau
Data about the United States population and its economy. Begin with the Topics tab or the QuickFacts box to find demographic information.
Kids Count Data Center
"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."
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Here you can find information about children by state, county, and, sometimes, city.
ChildStats.gov
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."
Current Population Survey
"The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States."
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
"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.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Statistics from government agencies on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."
Digest of Education Statistics
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.
The Condition of Education
"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.
School District Demographics System
"The School District Demographics System provides access to school district demographic and related geographic data." From the NCES.
Illinois Report Card
Information about public schools across Illinois. Search by school name or location.
The Nation's Report Card
The official site for results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
NEA Reference Center
Statistics and reports from the National Education Association.
Annual Survey of School System Finances
"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.
120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait
A PDF document from the NCES.

Public Opinion

Pew Research Center
"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." Use the tabs across the top of the page to explore different types of research from the Center.
Pew Charitable Trusts
A nonprofit organization. The parent organization for the Pew Research Center.
Stateline
The daily news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts.

ED335 - Children, Families & Community Engagement - Page: Statistics & Organizations

Finding Organizations

Search Engines

Demographic Statistics

Education Statistics

Public Opinion