Patrick Rooney William Hussar Michael Planty National Center for Education Statistics Susan Choy MPR Associates, Inc. Gillian Hampden-Thompson Stephen Provasnik Mary Ann Fox American Institutesfor Research Production: Barbara Kridl Managing Editor Andrea Livingston Senior Editor MPR Associates, Inc.
The Condition of Education 2006 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 50 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis on international assessments. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2006 print edition includes 50 indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education.
