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Agency Application Details
| Project Title | ID | Requested Data | Application Received |
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| Mathematical Requirements, Self-Efficacy, and Education Choices | 5912 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) Geocodes Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Postsecondary Education Administrative Records Collection Restricted-use Data File HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, Base Year through Fourth Follow-up National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, 1988-2000 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) and Supplemental Files |
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| Measuring Rural College Access and Completion Across the United States | 5899 | High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Postsecondary Education Administrative Records Collection Restricted-use Data File HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records |
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| Does State Authorization Reciprocity Provide Access to Postsecondary Opportunities? | 5892 | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2019–20 |
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| Educational Pathways Across the Life Course: How Early School Context Shapes Educational Trajectories and Attainment from Adolescence to Mid to Late Life | 5624 | High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) Base Year High School and Beyond Fifth Follow-up Data File |
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| Gender Conformity and Rurality in High School Achievement: A Machine Learning Analysis of Educational Disparities | 5429 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Postsecondary Education Administrative Records Collection Restricted-use Data File |
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| Understanding trends in postsecondary education enrollment, higher education costs, and student borrowing | 5128 | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1986-87 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection 2017–18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2015–16 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, 2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, 2012-2017 (with PETS and update) 1990/94 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/94) 1996/2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (including the 2015 Federal Student Aid Supplement) (BPS:96/01) Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Second Follow-Up 2012 with Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2016/2020, Base Year to Second Follow-Up Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Third Follow-up 2018 National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, 1988-2000 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) and Supplemental Files Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Restricted-Use Data with Electronic Codebook |
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| Exploring the patterns and impacts of cognitive processes and mathematical problem-solving strategies on students’ math performance in NAEP digital assessments | 5079 | NAEP 2017 and 2019 Mathematics Student Responses | |
| Educational Digital Divide: An Examination of Technology Integration in National and Local Contexts | 3676 | Use of Educational Technology for Instruction in Public Schools: 2019–20 |
| Project Title | ID | Requested Data | Application Received |
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| Complex Missing Data Problems in Education Surveys | 3712 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| Examining Undergraduate Student College Debt | 3692 | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2019–20 | |
| Family Background and College Matching | 3656 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| Uncovering Patterns in Social Studies Education using NAEP | 3627 | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2016 National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2017–18 NAEP 2012 National Economics (Grade 12) Restricted-Use Data Files 2018 NAEP National Civics, Geography, and U.S. History Assessments (Grade 8) Restricted-Use Data Files |
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| College and beyond: Work-based learning experiences and post-completion outcomes | 3549 | Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2016/2020, Base Year to Second Follow-Up | |
| Count me in: A critical feminist quantitative analysis of Latina sense of belonging in 9th-grade math | 3547 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| How Does Diversity in Bachelor's Coursework Impact Post-College Income? | 3498 | Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Third Follow-up 2018 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Second Follow-Up 2012 with Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) |
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| High School Curriculum Study | 3450 | NAEP High School Transcript Study 2019 Restricted-Use (RU) Datasets | |
| High School Urbanicity and Intergenerational Occupation to Education Match | 3449 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| Attitudes Towards STEM Over 30 years: Trends and Evidence from Summer Experiential Learning Programs | 3440 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, 1988-2000 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) and Supplemental Files National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, Base Year through Third Follow-up |
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| Transitioning into Adulthood: the experience of youth with disabilities | 3433 | National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 Restricted Use File: Sampling and 2012-2013 Survey Data | |
| Examining the effects of principals’ instructional influence and evaluation practices on teacher’s perceptions of their working environment | 3291 | National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2015–16 National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2017–18 |
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| 1_Examining K-12 School Leader Efficacy in NTPS 2_State DREAM Acts & Bilinguals' College Going (HSLS) | 3277 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| Ecological and Social-Cognitive Factors of Child Behavior and Achievement | 3246 | Social and Character Development Study (SACD) | |
| Reconciling Time Trends of College Costs with Student Loan Debt | 3230 | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2015–16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2011–12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1986-87 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection 2017–18 |
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| Student Exclusion in NAEP vs PISA | 3192 | NAEP 2019 National and State Mathematics and Reading, and Puerto Rico Mathematics (Grades 4 & 8) Restricted-Use Data Files | |
| Student Misconceptions in NAEP Math Responses | 3174 | NAEP 2017 National and State Mathematics and Reading, and Puerto Rico Mathematics (Grades 4 & 8) Revised Files NAEP 2019 National and State Mathematics and Reading, and Puerto Rico Mathematics (Grades 4 & 8) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2017 and 2019 Mathematics Student Responses |
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| Grade Sensitivity Revisited: Gender Differences in the Association between Course Grades and Mathematics Attitudes among High School Students | 3037 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| How have postsecondary education costs changed over time? | 2998 | National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2019–20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection 2017–18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 1986-87 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2011–12 |
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| An Examination of Opportunity to Learn Math and Science Among Students in Remedial, On-Grade-Level, and Advanced Courses | 2952 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records | |
| The Heterogeneous Effects of Broad-Access College Enrollment on Bachelor’s Degree Completion | 2935 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies | |
| Exploring Non-Pecuniary Impacts of College Debt on Black College Graduates | 2877 | Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Third Follow-up 2018 | |
| A Date with Destiny: Birth Effects on Life Outcomes | 2863 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records High School and Beyond Fifth Follow-up Data File |
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| Career and Technical Education Budgets in Secondary School and Student Outcomes | 2822 | PEQIS 18: Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses of High School Students, 2010–11 FRSS 108: Career and Technical Education Programs in Public School Districts, 2016–17 FRSS 104: Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses, 2010–11 HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Postsecondary Education Administrative Records Collection Restricted-use Data File Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) Base Year High School and Beyond Fifth Follow-up Data File National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, Base Year through Fourth Follow-up National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, 1988-2000 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) and Supplemental Files |
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| Understanding the Catholic School Education Workforce | 2821 | National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2015–16 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Survey Restricted-Use Data Files 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2008-09 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Restricted-Use Data with Codebook 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Restricted-Use Data with Electronic Codebook 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey Teacher Status Files 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey New School Data File |
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| Understanding the Experiences and Trajectories of Post-Secondary Students: Comparing Students Nationally with CMSP Enrollees | 2741 | HSLS:09 Base Year to Second Follow-up Restricted-use Data File, including Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, 2012-2017 (with PETS and update) Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Third Follow-up 2018 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Second Follow-Up 2012 with Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) |
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| How Does the Racial Composition of High Schools Affect Political Participation Among Students of Color? | 2680 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies | |
| The Secret to Teacher Stay-tistics: Effects of Principal and Teacher Gender on Teacher Turnover Rates | 2678 | National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2015–16 National Teacher and Principal Survey, 2017–18 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2008-09 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Restricted-Use Data with Codebook 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Restricted-Use Data with Electronic Codebook Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS) Waves 1-5 Restricted-Use Data File and Documentation 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Survey Restricted-Use Data Files |
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| College Quality and the Skill Premium | 2650 | 1996/2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (including the 2015 Federal Student Aid Supplement) (BPS:96/01) 1990/94 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/94) Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, 2012-2017 (with PETS and update) Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, 2004 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Third Follow-up 2018 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 2008, Second Follow-Up 2012 with Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) |
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| Medicaid policies that increase children's dental care access, school absences, and academic achievement | 2590 | NAEP 2000 National Reading Assessment (Grade 4) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2000 National and State Mathematics Assessments (Grade 4) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2000 National and State Mathematics Assessments (Grade 8) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2003 National and State Mathematics Assessments (Grade 4) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2002 National and State Reading Assessments (Grades 4, 8, and 12) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2009 National & State Reading Assessments (Grades 4 & 8) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2009 National & State Mathematics Assessments (Grades 4 & 8) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2013 Mathematics and Reading Grades 4 and 8 Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2019 National and State Mathematics and Reading, and Puerto Rico Mathematics (Grades 4 & 8) Restricted-Use Data Files NAEP 2017 National and State Mathematics and Reading, and Puerto Rico Mathematics (Grades 4 & 8) Revised Files |