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What's New for September 2024

School District Finance Survey (F-33), School Year 2021-22 (Fiscal Year 2022) Data File Release (September 26, 2024)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released the provisional file version 1a of the School District Finance Survey or F-33 for school year 2021-22, fiscal year 2022.

The School District Finance Survey, a component of the Common Core of Data (CCD), consists of data submitted annually to NCES by state education agencies (SEAs) in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

A Look at the Persistence and Attainment Among 2019–20 First-Time Postsecondary Students 3 Years Later (September 19, 2024)
Recently released report presents outcomes of 2019–20 first-time postsecondary students (FTBs) 3 years later. Outcomes include students' postsecondary enrollment patterns, persistence and attainment, social and academic experiences and activities, and employment history. Additionally, the report describes FTBs' personal, employment, and educational disruptions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

A Look at Parent and Family Involvement in Education: 2022-23  (September 17, 2024)
A new report using National Household Education Survey data shows that according to parents whose children were homeschooled, the reason most frequently rated as �important� as reasons to homeschool was a concern about the environment of other schools (83 percent). This percentage was higher than those for the other reasons, including a desire to provide moral instruction (75 percent), a desire the emphasize family life together (72 percent) and a dissatisfaction a dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools (72 percent).