http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013037.pdf
The 2013 report presents 42 indicators of important trends and developments in public education. The indicators focus on population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD1332013/$file/RD133.pdf
Lists the Top Ten critical shortage teaching endorsement areas in Virginia for the 2013-14 school year and explains how they were determined. From the Virginia Department of Education
http://www2.census.gov/govs/school/11f33pub.pdf
Offers financial statistics relating to public elementary and secondary education at the national and state level and for the 100 largest school systems by enrollment. Reports that spending per student dropped in FY 2011 for the first time since annual data collection began in 1977. From the Census Bureau
http://childstats.gov/pdf/ac2012/ac_12.pdf
Covers family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/PolicyOffice/ExecutiveOrders/viewEO.cfm?eo=63
Creates a panel of up to 20 educators to advise the governor of Virginia on education matters including identifying professional development opportunities and learning tools for Virginia teachers, recommending strategies for greater community engagement in education, and suggest ways to improve K-12 education, higher education, and workforce collaboration. From the Office of the Governor.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013307.pdf
Presents findings on public education revenues and expenditures at the local education agency level. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/publications/main2012/pdf/2013453.pdf
Provides results of the economics tests administered to 11,000 12th graders and compares results with those of 2006. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards
A detailed description of the key scientific ideas and practices that all students should learn by the time they graduate from high school. Developed by 26 states and a 41 member writing team, Posted by the National Academy of Sciences