"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT…

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"OTHER FUNCTION" IGF::OT::IGF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPARTMENT) IS CHARGED WITH THE ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION, DISSEMINATION, AND REPORTING OF STATISTICAL DATA REFLECTING THE CONDITION AND PROGRESS OF EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMPARED WITH FOREIGN NATIONS. THE SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY (SASS) IS ONE OF THOSE DATA COLLECTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF SASS IS TO COLLECT INFORMATION THAT CAN PROVIDE A DETAILED PICTURE OF U.S. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THEIR STAFF. SASS WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEED FOR INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPERIENCE OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, TO DESCRIBE THE CENTRAL FEATURES OF THE SCHOOL AS A PLACE TO WORK AND A PLACE TO LEARN, AND TO PROVIDE DATA ON ASPECTS OF TEACHER SUPPLY, MOBILITY, AND ATTRITION. THIS INFORMATION IS COLLECTED THROUGH FIVE SURVEYS: DISTRICT, SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL, TEACHER, AND LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER.