Education

Federal Sources

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

The NCES is the primary Federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

State Sources

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Arkansas Department of Higher Education

The Department reviews and approves academic programs; administers statewide financial aid programs and contracts with the Southern Regional Education Board for support of graduate and first professional study outside of Arkansas; recommends institutional operating, capital, and personal services budgets; and collects and reports on student and course data as part of a statewide data base and academic program inventory for policy studies.

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Arkansas Department of Education

The mission of the Arkansas Department of Education is to provide the highest quality leadership, service, and support to school districts and schools in order that they may provide equitable, quality education for all students in Arkansas public schools.