State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I, 2000-01.

Title I programs focus on improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged. This document is the sixth in a series designed to provide: (1) consistent, reliable indicators to allow analysis of trends for each state over time; (2) high data quality for comparability from state to state; and (3) accessible indicator formats. The state profiles contain key measures of the quality of K-12 public education in each state, focusing on the status of each indicator as of the 2000-01 school year; many indicators also include data for a baseline year to provide analysis of trends over time. The indicators are based on data collected before the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was enacted; the state indicators and data reflect Title I requirements under the 1994 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation. Indicators in each state profile are organized into six categories: (1) School and Teacher Demographics; (2) Student Demographics; (3) Statewide Accountability Information; (4) Title I Schools; (5) National Assessment of Educational Progress; and (6) Student Achievement. The report also tracks the progress of state Title I programs and the development and use of state standards in state accountability. Indicators are reported for each state and the entire United States. Appended are: (1) Further State Proficiency Level Definitions; (2) Sources of Funding, 1999-2000; and (3) National Assessment for Educational Progress--Definitions and Further Information.