FacultyMETRIX
The purpose of FacultyMETRIX is to connect UMassD faculty to regional, national and international education indicators relevant to improving teaching in the classroom, scholarly work in education, and facilitating a data-based conversation among professors, administrators and students about trends in college education.
The links below are organized in three groups: regional and national (USA), international (the world relevant to and/or comparable with the USA education system), and reports, tables and graphs (data for effective and summarized use). The materials included in the links below might be copyrighted, proper used is advised.
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LINKS
State of "State of Science Standards" in New England: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Trends & Indicators: Continually Updated Stats on New England’s Education and Economy
Science and Engineering Indicators (NSF)
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation
US Census Bureau Statistics on Education
NIH Funding Statistics on BioMedical Workforce (includes power point presentations)
Facts and Figures from The Chronicle of Higher Education
Scientists and Belief: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Most Americans see college as essential to getting a good job
U.S.' Least, Most Educated Most Likely to Find Jobs in 2010
Americans Support Federal Involvement in Education
U.S. Young Adults Admit Too Much Time on Cell Phones, Web
INTERNATIONAL LINKS
Programme for International Student Assessment PISA
International Education Statistics
Trends in International Student Mobility see also REPORT
Global Education Digest 2011 (pdf report)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education and employment and unemployment in Europe
REPORTS (pdf), TABLES and GRAPHS
2012: The State of State Science Standards
2012: Yale, Climate Change in the American Mind
2011: Education pays in higher earnings and lower unemployment rates
2011: How America pays for college (report)
Mapping the Measure of America