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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT TITLE -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education. "This year s report presents 49 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on participation in education, elementary and secondary education and outcomes, and postsecondary education and outcomes. The report includes indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education.Parents, teachers, librarians, school administrators, State education officers, statisticians, policy makers, education think tanks that influence education policy and some students may be interested in this report based on leading data trends in the American educational system. Keywords: Primary Education, Early Childhood Education School Enrollment, Child Care arrangements for Young children, Elementary/Secondary Education, Public School Enrollment, Charter School Enrollment, Private School Enrollment, Postsecondary Enrollment, Undergraduate Enrollment, Post-baccalaureate Enrollment, School Crime and Safety, Retention Rates, Distance Education in Public Schools, Faculty Salaries and Benefits, Comparison of tuition and other expenses, educational grants, degrees earned, education statisticsThis year s report presents 42 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. As this year s "Condition "shows, in 2012, about 90 percent of young adults ages 25 to 29