Research & Data

Links to NEA-produced Studies and Statistics

Rankings & Estimates is a state-by-state comparison of key education indicators, including teacher salaries, public school enrollment, funding, and per-student spending. Updated semi-annually. The latest full report, Rankings & Estimates: Rankings of the States.

Teacher Salaries Continue to Lag behind Inflation
The average one-year increase in public schoolteacher pay was 2.9 percent, while inflation escalated 3.9 percent according to this year's "Rankings and Estimates..." report. NEA President Reg Weaver said, "Low teacher pay shortchanges the teaching profession, and students end up paying the price.” Report Highlights.
Read the full report  (  PDF, 1MB). (2007)

No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Trends Brief  -- Key findings from a comparison of this year's and last year's AYP results. Updated regularly.

Growing Chorus of Voices Calling for Changes in No Child Left Behind -- regularly updated summaries of some of the concerns policymakers and the public have expressed about the federal education law.

Assessment of Diversity in America's Teaching Force -- a report on minority teacher recruitment that links teacher diversity to student achievement. November 2004.

Status of the American Public School Teacher 2003 -- NEA's national survey, conducted every five years, features thousands of fascinating facts about the professional and personal lives of today's teachers.

Federal Funding Shortages for Key Education Programs -- Funding shortages for 14 federal education programs broken down by state and congressional district. See what the Bush Administration has proposed, what Congress has authorized and appropriated, and what schools need to fully fund programs in order to serve every eligible child.

NEA on Prekindergarten and Kindergarten  -- NEA's policy and recommendations on educating the nation's youngeset students draws on the expertise and commitment of its 2.7 million member-educators and provides a roadmap to a better start for all children.