A public education primer
Subtitle: basic (and sometimes surprising) facts about the U.S. education system
By: Nancy Kober
Contributors: Rentner, Diane Stark; Jennings, Jack; Center on Education Policy (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: Center on Educaton Policy
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Public schools; Statistics; Education
Notes: "July 2006"

This report highlights the important facts concerning the U.S. education system and how things have changed-and will continue to change-over time. The primer provides a comprehensive picture of the nation's public schools with data about students, governance, funding, achievement, teachers, and non-instructional services.