GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
Search U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications for catalog records. Many records link to the full text.
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ED provides data and publishes on a variety of educational topics, including access to education, the cost of attending college, achievement levels and gaps, postsecondary outcomes, literacy, school choice, teacher effectiveness, and more. Whether on an ED, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), or interagency website, the general public can access these publications for free.
ED publishes on a variety of works on data, statistics, and literature review. Click on the side arrows to see the featured resources:
The Office of Civil Rights oversees the CRDC, which includes data and publications on "student access to education opportunities." Below are some examples available from the CRDC:
Divided into four categories, this resource has information on Federal financial assistance programs. Topics include loan default rates, gainful employment information, and Clery Act reports.
IES has four national centers: National Center for Education Research, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), and National Center for Special Education Research. Below are some recent NCEE publications that are available from the IES database:
NCES is ED's "primary statistical agency." The following are two examples of their annual reports:
Check out some examples of clearinghouse publications on topics related to education:
GPO has information and publications about ED. Featured examples include the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and FDLP Academy. Click on the tabs of this box to learn more about these resources.
The CGP is one GPO resource to find publications by and about ED. The following information is about one search strategy using the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) class numbers.
| ED Department or Office | SuDoc Class Number |
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| U.S. Department of Education | ED |
| National Center for Education Statistics | ED 1.100: |
| Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Office | ED 1.200: |
| Institute of Education Sciences | ED 1.300: |
| Elementary and Secondary Education Office | ED 1.400: |
| Presidential Scholars Commission | ED 1.500: |
| National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance | ED 1.600: |
| National Center for Education Research | ED 1.700: |
Freely available for the general public, the FDLP Academy offers webinars and webcasts for Federal Depository Libraries. Its mission is to "create and deliver enhanced educational opportunities to the FDLP community by fostering collaboration, by facilitating knowledge sharing, and through the application of new methods and use of multiple mediums" about U.S. Government resources. The following webinars contain educational resources that may be helpful for library professionals and the general public.
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Discovering Education Research through ERIC
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Finding Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education
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What Works in Education: Using the What Works Clearinghouse to Find High Quality Education Research
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