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This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data product, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely topic and a featured topic with invited commentary. This issue opens with the "Note from NCES" by Eugene Owen, which discusses the methodology of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The featured topic is "The TIMSS 1999 Video Study," and this section contains: (1) "Teaching Mathematics in Seven Countries: Results from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study" (James Hiebert, Ronald Gallimore, Helen Garnier, Karen Bogard Givvin, Hilary Hollingsworth, Jennifer Jacobs, Angel Miu-Ying Chui, Diana Wearne, Margaret Smith, Nicole Kersting, Alfred Manaster, Eileen Tseng, Wallace Etterback, Carl Manaster, Patrick Gonzales, and James Stigler); (2) "Invited Commentary: The TIMSS 1999 Video Study and the Reform of Mathematics Teaching" (Thomas J. Cooney); and (3) "Invited Commentary: Lessons Learned from Examining Mathematics Teaching around the World" (Edward A. Silver). The second section, "Early Childhood Education," contains: (4) "Young Children's Access to Computers in the Home and at School in 1999 and 2000" (Amy H. Rathbun and Jerry West); (5) "Prekindergarten in U.S. Public Schools: 2000-20001" (Timothy Smith, Anne Kleiner, Basmat Parsad, and Elizabeth Farris); and (6) "Schools' Use of Assessments for Kindergarten Entrance and Placement: 1998-99" (Naomi Prakhas, Jerry West, and Kristin Denton). The next section, "Elementary and Secondary Education," contains: (7) "The Nation's Report Card: Science 2000" (Christine Y. O' Sullivan, Mary A. Lautko, Wendy S. Grigg, Jiahe Qian, and Jimming Zhang); (8) "Including Special-Needs Students in the NAEP 1998 Reading Assessment, Part 1, Comparison of Overall Results with and without Accommodations" (Anthony D. Lutkus and John Mazzeo); and (9) "Mathematics Teachers' Familiarity with Standards and Their Instructional Practices: 1995 and 1999" (Marisa Burian-Fitzgerald, Daniel J. McGrath, and Valena Plisko). The next section, "Postsecondary Education," contains: (10) "Characteristics of Undergraduate Borrowers: 1999-2000" (Melissa E. Clinedinst, Alisa F. Cunningham, and Jamie P. Merisotis); and (11) "Descriptive Summary of 1995-96 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Six Years Later" (Lutz Berkner, Shirley He, and Emily Forest Cataldi). The final section, "Data Products, Other Publications, and Funding Opportunities," lists these resources. (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released in a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely subject and a featured topic with invited commentary. The articles in the first section, "Featured Topic: Schools and Staffing Survey," are: (1) "Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999-2000: Overview of the Data for Public, Private, Public Charter, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Elementary and Secondary Schools" (Kerry J. Gruber, Susan D. Wiley, Stephen P. Broughman, Gregory A. Strizek, and Marisa Burian-Fitzgerald); (2) "Qualifications of the Public School Teacher Workforce: Prevalence of Out-of-Field Teaching 1987-88 to 1999-2000" (Marilyn McMillen Seastrom, Kerry J. Gruber, Robin Henke, Daniel J. McGrath, and Benjamin A. Cohen); and (3) "Invited Commentary: First Publication from the Schools and Staffing Survey, 1999-2000" (Daniel P. Mayer). The second section, "Elementary and Secondary Education," contains: (4) "The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2001" (Andrew R.Weiss, Anthony D. Lutkus, Barbara S. Hildebrant, and Matthew S. Johnson); (5) "Vocational Offerings in Rural High Schools" (Linda Hudson and Linda Shafer); (6) "Public Alternative Schools and Programs for Students at Risk of Education Failure: 2000-01" (Brian Kleiner, Rebecca Porch, and Elizabeth Farris); (7) "Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Districts: School Year 2000-01" (Lee M. Hoffman); (8) "Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data: School Years 1998-99 and 1999-2000" (Beth Aronstamm Young); and (9) "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2000-02" (Beth Aronstamm Young). The third section, "Postsecondary Education," contains: (10) "Profile of Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Education Institutions: 1999-2000" (Laura Horn, Katharin Peter, and Kathryn Rooney); (11) "Student Financing of Undergraduate Education: 1999-2000" (Lutz Berkner, Ali Berker, Kathryn Rooney, and Katharin Peter); (12) "Student Financing of Graduate and First-Professional Education: 1999-2000" (Susan P. Choy and Sonia Geis); (13) "Teaching with Technology: Use of Telecommunications Technology by Postsecondary Instructional Faculty and Staff in Fall 1998" (Edward C. Warburton, Xianglei Chen, and Ellen M. Bradburn); (14) "Teaching Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Institutions: Fall 1998" (Xianglei Chen); (15) "The Gender and Racial/Ethnic Composition of Postsecondary Instructional Faculty and Staff: 1992-98"(Denise Glover and Basmat Parsad); and (16) "enure Status of Postsecondary Instructional Faculty and Staff: 1992-98"(Basmat Parsad and Denise Glover. A section on libraries contains: (17) "Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2000"(Adrienne Chute, P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garnet, Maria Polcari, and Cynthia Jo Ramsey). A section on "Crosscutting Statistics" contains: (18) "The Condition of Education: 2002" (National Center for Education Statistics); and (19) "Projections of Education Statistics to 2012" (Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar). A section on methodology contains; (20) "Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study: 1996-2001 (BPS:1996/2001) Methodology Report" (Jennifer S. Wine, Ruth E. Heuer, Sara C. Wheeless, Talbric L. Francis, Jeff W. Franklin, and Kristin M. Dudley); and (21) "1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99) Methodology Report" (Sameer Y. Abraham, Darby Miller Steiger, Margrethe Montgomery, Brian D. Kuhr, Roger Tourangeau, Bob Montgomery, and Manas Chattopadhyay). (Contains 58 tables and 28 figures.) (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely topic and a featured topic with invited commentary. This issues featured topic is The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). This section contains the first three articles: (1) Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth-Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later (Steven J. Ingels, Thomas R. Curtin, Phillip Kaufman, Martha Naomi Alt, and Xianglei Chen); (2) Invited Commentary: Tracing Educational Trajectories through Longitudinal Studies (Aaron M. Pallas); (3) Invited Commentary: Transitioning to Adulthood in a Turbulent Time (Samuel R. Lucas). The second section, Elementary and Secondary Education, contains: (4) The Nations Report Card: U.S. History 2001 (Michael S. Lapp, Wendy S. Grigg, and Brenda S.-H. Tay-Lin); (5) Beyond School-Level Internet Access: Support for Instructional Use of Technology (Lawrence Lanahan);(6) Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 (Nancy Carey, Brian Kleiner, Rebecca Porch, and Elizabeth Farris); (7) Early Estimates of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 2001-02 (Lena M. McDowell and Frank Johnson); (8) Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data: School Years 1991-92 through 1997-98 (Beth Aronstamm and Lee Hoffman); (9) Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Council by State: School Year 2000-01 (Beth Aronstamm Young); (10) Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 1999-2000 (Frank Johnson); and (11) Financing Elementary and Secondary Education in the States: 1997-98 (Joel D. Sherman, Elizabeth Rowe, and Laura Peternick). The third section, Postsecondary Education, contains: (12) Persistence and Attainment of Beginning Students with Pell Grants (Christina Chang Wei and Laura Horn); and (13) Part-Time Instructional Faculty and Staff: Who They Are, What They Do, and What They Think (Valerie Martin Conley and David W. Leslie). The fourth section, Methodology, contains: (14) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study 1999-2000 (NPSAS:2000) Methodology Report (John A. Riccobono, Melissa B. Cominole, Peter H. Siegel, Tim J. Gabel, Michael W. Link, and Lutz K. Berkner); and (15) Classification of Instructional Programs: 200 Edition (National Center for Education Statistics). (Contains 28 figures and 43 tables.) (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released in a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely subject and a featured topic with invited commentary. The articles in the first section, Featured Topic: National Household Education Surveys Program, are: (1) "Efforts by Public K-8 Schools To Involve Parents in Children's Education: Do School and Parent Reports Agree?" (Xianglei Chen); (2) "Participation Trends and Patterns in Adult Education: 1991 to 1999" (Sean Creighton and Lisa Hudson); (3) "Household Data in the Federal Statistical System: The Role of the National Household Education Surveys Program" (Susan Schechter); and (4) "When School Surveys Just Aren't Enough: Uses of the National Household Education Surveys Program" (David B. Bills). The second section, Elementary and Secondary Education, contains: (5) "The Nations Report Card: Science Highlights 2000" (National Center for Education Statistics); (6) "Assessing the Best: NAEP's 1996 Assessment of Twelfth-Graders Taking Advanced Science Courses" (Christine Y. O'Sullivan and Wendy S. Grigg); (7) "Dropout Rates in the United States: 2000" (Phillip Kaufman, Martha Naomi Alt, and Christopher D. Chapman); (8) "Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2001" (Phillip Kaufman, Xianglei Chen, Susan P. Choy, Katharin Peter, Sally A. Ruddy, Amanda K. Miller, Jill K. Fleury, Kathryn A. Chandler, Michael G. Planty, and Michael R. Rand); and (9) "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 1999-2000" (Beth Aronstamm Young). Postsecondary Education, the third section, contains: (10) "Institutional Policies and Practices: Results from the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty, Institution Survey" (Andrea Berger, Rita Kirshstein, and Elizabeth Rowe). The next section, Lifelong Learning, contains: (11) "Adult Literacy and Education in America" (Carl F. Kaestle, Anne Campbell, Jeremy D. Finn, Sylvia T. Johnson, and Larry Mikulecky); (12) "English Literacy and Language Minorities in the United States" (Elizabeth Greenberg, Reynaldo F. Macias, David Rhodes, and Tsze Chan). The section on Libraries contains: (13) "State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2000" (P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garner, and Cindy Sheckells); and (14) "Public Library Trends Analysis: Fiscal Years 1992-1996" (Denise Glover). Crosscutting Statistics contains: (15) "Projections of Education Statistics to 2011" (Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar). The final section, Methodology, contains "The NAEP 1998 Technical Report" (Nancy L. Allen, John R. Donoghue, and Terry L. Schoeps). (Contains 31 figures and 23 tables.) (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely topic and a featured topic with invited commentary. This issues featured topic is the Digest of Education Statistics." The first section contains: (1) Digest of Education Statistics: 2001 (Thomas D. Snyder and Charlene M. Hoffman); and (2) Invited Commentary: A 40-Year Perspective on the Digest of Education Statistics (Grant, W. Vance). The second section, Elementary and Secondary Education, contains: (3) Childrens Reading and Mathematics Achievement in Kindergarten and First Grade (Kristin Denton and Jerry West). Section 3, Postsecondary Education, contains: (4) Fall Enrollment in Title IV Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 1998 (Frank B. Morgan); (5) The Persistence of Employees Who Pursue Postsecondary Study (Lisa Hudson and David Hurst); (6) Distance Education Instruction by Postsecondary Faculty and Staff, 1998 (Ellen M. Bradburn); (7) Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2000 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 1999-2000 (Laura G. Knapp, Janice E. Kelly, Roy W. Whitmore, Shiying Wu, Lorraine M. Gallego, and Eric Grau); and (8) Study of College Costs and Prices: 1988-89 to 1997-98 (Alisa F. Cunningham, Jane V. Wellman, Melissa E. Clinedinst, and Jamie P. Merisotis). The next section, Libraries, contains: (9) Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1999 (Adrienne Chute, P. Elaine Kroe, Patricia Garner, Maria Polcari, and Cynthia Jo Ramsey). The next section, International Statistics, contains: (10) Outcomes of Distance Learning: Results from the 2000 Program for International Student Assessment of 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy (Mariann Lemke, Christopher Calsyn, Laura Lippman, Leslie Jocelyn, David Kastberg, Yan Yun Liu, Stephen Roey, Trevor Williams, Thea Kruger, and Ghedam Bairu). A section on Crosscutting Statistics contains: (11) Federal Support for Education: Fiscal Years 1980 to 2001 (Charlene M. Hoffman); and (12) Labor Market Outcomes of Non-College-Bound High School Graduates (Peter Teitelbaum and Phillip Kaufman). A list of NCES products and publications is included. (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released during a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely subject in education statistics and a featured topic with invited commentary. The articles of this issue are: (1) "The Condition of Education: 2001" (Featured Topic: The Condition of Education) (National Center for Education Statistics); (2) "Invited Commentary: Uses and Limitations of Indicator Data" (Andrew C. Porter); (3) "Invited Commentary: Research-Based Programs To Close Postsecondary Education Gaps" (Vinetta C. Jones); (4) "The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading 2000" (Patricia L. Donahue, Robert J. Finnegan, Anthony D. Lutkus, Nancy L. Allen, and Jay R. Campbell); (5) "Civics: What Do Fourth-Graders Know, and What Can They Do?" (Carol Johnson and Alan Vanneman); (6) "Civics: What Do Eighth-Graders Know, and What Can They Do?" (Carol Johnson and Alan Vanneman); (7) "Civics: What Do 12th-Graders Know, and What Can They Do?" (Carol Johnson and Alan Vanneman); (8) "Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status" (Christine Winquist Nord and Jerry West); (9) "Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State: School Year 1999-2000" (Ghedam Bairu); (10) "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2000" (Anne Cattagni and Elizabeth Farris); (11) "Staff Data Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, and Early Childhood Education: 2001 Edition" (Oona Cheung and Beth Aronstamm Young); (12) "Credits and Attainment: Returns to Postsecondary Education Ten Years after High School" (Brian Zucker and Royal Dawson); (13) "Attrition of New Teachers among Recent College Graduates: Comparing Occupational Stability among 1992-93 Graduates Who Taught and Those Who Worked in Other Occupations" (Robin R. Henke and Lisa Zahn); (14) "Background Characteristics, Work Activities, and Compensation of Faculty and Instructional Staff in Postsecondary Institutions: Fall 1998" (Linda J. Zimbler); (15) "The Status of Academic Libraries in the United States: Results from the 1996 Academic Library Survey with Historical Comparisons" (Maggie Cahalan, Wendy Mansfield, and Natalie Justh); (16) "What Democracy Means to Ninth-Graders: U.S. Results from the International IEA Civic Education Study" (Stephane Baldi, Marianne Perie, Dan Skidmore, Elizabeth Greenberg, and Carole Hahn); (17) "Monetary Incentives for Low-Stakes Tests" (Harold F. O'Neil, Jr., Jamal Abedi, Charlotte Lee, Judy Miyoshi, and Ann Mastergeorge); (18) "1999 Customer Satisfaction Survey Report: How Do We Measure Up?" (Sameena Salvucci, Albert C. E. Parker, R. William Cash, and Lori Thurgood); (19) "The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading Highlights 2000" (Shari L. Santapau); (20) "Highlights of U.S. Results from the International IEA Civic Education Study (CivEd)" (Stephane Baldi, Marianne Perie, Dan Skidmore, Elizabeth Greenberg, and Carole Hahn); (21) "Public School Finance Programs of the United States and Canada: 1998-99" (Catherine C. Sielke, John Dayton, C. Thomas Holmes, and Anne L. Jefferson, Compilers); and (22) "The Condition of Education: 2000 in Brief" (Jeanne H. Nathanson). (Contains 31 figures and 11 tables.) (SLD)

The publication gives a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications, data products, and funding opportunities developed over a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely topic and a featured topic with invited commentary. This issue's featured topic is "NAEP 2000 Mathematics Assessment," and contains the first two articles: (1) "The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2000" (James S. Braswell, Anthony D. Lutkus, Wendy S. Grigg, Shari L. Santapau, Brenda Tay-Lim, and Matthew Johnson); and (2) "Invited Commentary: Policy Implications of Findings from 'The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2000;" (Debra Paulson and Manuel Hornedo). The second section, "Elementary and Secondary Education," includes: (3) "The Next Generation of Citizens: NAEP Civics Assessments: 1988 and 1998" (Andrew R. Weiss, Anthony D. Lutkus, Wendy S. Grigg, and Richard G. Niemi); (4) "Homeschooling in the United States: 1999" (Stacey Bielick, Kathryn Chandler, and Stephen P. Broughman); (5) "Teacher Preparation and Professional Development: 2000" (Basmat Parsad, Laurie Lewis, and Elizabeth Farris); (6) "Private School Universe Survey: 1999-2000" (Stephen P. Broughman and Lenore A. Colaciello); (7) "Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Districts: School Year 1999-2000" (Lee M. Hoffman); and (8) "Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 1998-99" (Frank Johnson). The third section, "Postsecondary Education," contains: (9) "High School Academic Curriculum and the Persistence Path through College: Persistence and Transfer Behavior of Undergraduates 3 Years after Entering 4-Year Institutions" (Laura Horn and Lawrence K. Kojaku); (10) "Bridging the Gap: Academic Preparation and Postsecondary Success of First-Generation Students" (Edward C. Warburton, Rosio Bugarin, and Anne-Marie Nunez); (11) "Middle Income Undergraduates: Where They Enroll and How They Pay for Their Education" (Jennifer B. Presley and Suzanne B. Clery); (12) "National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: Student Financial Aid Estimates for 1999-2000" (Andrew G. Malizio); (13) "Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths after Earning a Bachelor's Degree" (Michael S. Clune, Anne-Marie Nunez, and Susan P. Choy); and (14) "Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: 1993-94 and 1998-99" (Patricia Q. Brown). The next section, "Libraries," contains: (15) "Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1998" (Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe); and (16) "Academic Libraries: 1998" (Margaret W. Cahalan and Natalie M. Justh). The next section, "Crosscutting Statistics," includes: (17) "Educational Achievement and Black-White Inequality" (Jonathan Jacobson, Cara Olsen, Jennifer King Rice, Stephen Sweetland, and John Ralph); and (18) "Features of Occupational Programs at the Secondary and Postsecondary Education Levels" (Richard P. Phelps, Basmat Parsad, Elizabeth Farris, and Lisa Hudson). The final section, "Methodology," contains: (19)"Community College Transfer Rates to 4-Year Institutions Using Alternative Definitions of Transfer" (Ellen M. Bradburn and David G. Hurst); and (20) "A Classification System for 2-Year Postsecondary Institutions" (Ronald A. Phipps, Jessica M. Shedd, and Jamie P. Merisotis). (Contains 37 figures and 35 tables.) (SLD)

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released during a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely subject in education statistics and a featured topic with invited commentary. The focus of this issue is the Data on Vocational Education (DOVE) system, which provides detailed information on vocational education at the national level. The issue also contains reports on NCES work in: (1) elementary and secondary education; (2) postsecondary education; (3) public, state, and federal libraries; (4) international statistics; (5) crosscutting statistics; (6) methodology; and (7) data products, other publications, and funding opportunities. (Contains 10 tables and 22 figures.) (SLD)

The "Education Statistics Quarterly" gives a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released during a 3-month period. Each message also contains a message from the NCES on a timely topic and a featured topic with invited commentary. This issue contains: (1) "Projections of Education Statistics to 2010" (Debra E. Gerald and William J. Hussar); (2) "Invited Commentary: The Baby Boom Echo Goes to College--By the Millions" (Richard W. Riley); (3) "Invited Commentary: Meeting Greater Expectations and Greater Needs for Education Data" (Lavan Dukes and Edward Croft); (4) "Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Repeat Kindergarten: Their Characteristics and Later School Performance" (Jerry West, Anne Meek, and David Hurst); (5) "High School Dropouts, by Race/Ethnicity and Recency of Migration" ("The Condition of Education"); (6) "Teacher Supply in the United States: Sources of Newly Hired Teachers in Public and Private Schools: 1987-88 to 1993-94" (Stephen P. Broughman and Mary R. Rollefson); (7) "Salaries of Teachers" ("The Condition of Education"); (8) "In the Middle: Characteristics of Public Schools with a Focus on Middle Schools" (Martha Naomi Alt and Susan P. Choy); (9) "Condition of America's Public School Facilities: 1999" (Laurie Lewis, Kyle Snow, Elizabeth Farris, Becky Smerdon, Stephanie Cronen, and Jessica Kaplan); (10) "Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 1998-1999" (Beth Aronstamm Young); (11) "Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Enrollment, Services, and Persistence" (David Hurst, Ed. and Becky Smerdon, Ed.); (12) "Entry and Persistence of Women and Minorities in College, Science and Engineering Education" (Gary Huang, Nebiyu Taddese, and Elizabeth Walter); (13) "Debt Burden Four Years after College" (Susan P. Choy); (14) "College Quality and the Earnings of Recent College Graduates" (Robert A. Fitzgerald); (15) "Public Libraries in the United States: FY 1997" (Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe); (16) "Educational Attainment" ("The Condition of Education"); (17) "The Condition of Education: 2000" (National Center for Education Statistics); (18) "Quality Profile for SASS Rounds 1-3: 1987-1995" (Graham Kalton, Marianne Winglee, Sheila Krawchuk, and Daniel Levine); (19) "How Does NAEP Select Schools and Students?" (Alan Vanneman and Sheida White); and (20) "How Does NAEP Ensure Consistency in Scoring?" (Sheida White, Connie Smith, and Alan Vanneman). Each article contains references. (Contains 20 tables and 19 figures.) (SLD)