Annie Casey
Kids Count
www.aecf.org/kidscount/
KIDS COUNT has compiled indicators of child well-being from
the 2000 U.S. Census and created an interactive online database.
The site consists of data from the Census Short Form and is
being updated weekly as the Census Bureau releases new data
from the Long Form. Rankings on socioeconomic indicators will
be available after all 50 states have been released.
FEDERAL INTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY STATISTICS
Childstats.gov
www.childstats.gov/
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
was established in 1994 to coordinate the collection of federal
data on child and family issues and conditions. Childstats.gov,
the Forum's official Website, serves as a clearinghouse for
Forum reports and publications. In addition to these publications,
the site also offers a contact list for federal statistics
on children and families and a collection of related links.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) provides
leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the
rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. All of our programmatic efforts
are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth
through adulthood. Multiple reports focusing on health, education, work, and
community participation status of people with disabilities
National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC)
youth.ucsf.edu/nahic
The overall goal of NAHIC is to improve the health of adolescents by serving
as a national resource for adolescent health information and research and to
assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent
health-related information.
National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth
stats.bls.gov/nls/home.htm
The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather
information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other
significant life events of several groups of men and women. For more than 3 decades,
NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other
researchers. Longitudinal studies started with one cohort in 1979 and another
in 1997.
National Longitudinal Transition Survey - 2
www.nlts2.org/
NLTS2 is a study begun in 2001 that is funded by the U.S.
Department of Education. Over the next several years, NLTS2
will document the experiences of a national sample of students
as they move from high school into adult roles.
NLTS2 is focusing on a wide range of important topics, such
as high school coursework, extracurricular activities, academic
performance, postsecondary education and training, employment,
independent living, and community participation. NLTS2 is
producing information of interest to many audiences, including
state and local education agencies, the U.S. Congress, the
U.S. Department of Education, parents, teachers, researchers,
advocates, and policy-makers.
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