What's New for April 2024

From the Acting IES Director: Building an Inclusive R&D Ecosystem (April 17, 2024)
In a new blog, IES Acting Director Matt Soldner highlights examples of how IES is committing to a future R&D ecosystem that is more inclusive than the ecosystem of today.

Most Schools Report Some Concern About Students Meeting Academic Standards and Issues Related to Staffing Shortages (April 16, 2024)
The February 2024 School Pulse Panel (SPP) release provides information on concerns from school leaders and parents, social and emotional skills, and state assessment perceptions during the 2023-24 school year, as reported by school leaders in U.S. public schools.

School Pulse Panel U.S. Outlying Area Data: January 2024 Results from NCES (April 15, 2024)
The School Pulse Panel has collected data on a range of high-priority, education-related topics from public primary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools in four U.S. Outlying Areas – American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These SPP data were collected from public schools in the Outlying Areas from January 9 through January 23, 2024.

Assessing the validity and reliability of the Pennsylvania school climate survey for elementary school students (April 15, 2024)
REL Mid-Atlantic partnered with The Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office for Safe Schools to conduct a study analyzing the validity and reliability from PDE's school climate survey for elementary school students.

A First Look at the 2021 Postsecondary Outcomes of Fall 2009 Ninth-Graders (April 8, 2024)
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09): A First Look at the 2021 Postsecondary Enrollment, Completion, and Financial Aid Outcomes of Fall 2009 Ninth-Graders presents selected findings from the HSLS:09 Postsecondary Education Administrative Records Collection (PEAR).