Data Sources Available in the COE Research Lab:
Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS). The AEIS pulls together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. These reports provide extensive information on staff, finances, programs, and demographics for each campus and district. AEIS data are aggregated by campus, district, region, or state. The Research Lab has archived AEIS from the 1999-2000 to 2005-2006 school years. More information on AIES can be found here: TEA AEIS
National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88). The Research Lab has the NELS:88 CD available for use. Information about NELS can be found here: NELS
School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) primary source of school-level data on crime and safety. The SSOCS is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of about 3,000 public elementary and secondary schools. The Research Lab has the SSOCS 2000 CD (which includes public-use data files, User's Manual, and detailed data documentation) available for use. Information about SSOCS can be found here: NCES SSOCS
Links to helpful sites:
National Center for Education Statistics
Internet Statistical and Mathematical Resources - From the University of Texas Research Computing
University of North Texas Research & Statistical Support (RSS)
ICPSR - The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research has a large number of datasets available for download.
Institute for Social Research - The University of Michigan's ISR administers the Panel Study for Income Dynamics and other well-known research programs. This site includes statistical reports, codebooks, and downloadable datasets.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - The U.S. Government Census Bureau has several aggregated datasets available online and has census data available for purchase as well.
UCSD Social Sciences Data Collection - Large data files and programs to browse them, all on line, along with descriptions of the studies for which the data were collected.
University of Michigan Document Center - This is a comprehensive list of statistical reports available on the web.
UT Austin's U.S. Government Reference Titles Page - This page has lots of links to Texas, U.S., and International data sources as well as links to several reference materials.
White House Briefing Room - Contains statistical reports generated by a variety of federal agencies, including information on crime, demography, education, and health.
World Bank Group - Includes downloadable datasets, statistical reports on countries and regions, maps showing environmental data, and more.