New site provides nationwide education data
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A new website launched this month weaves together multiple sources of education data into a single place, allowing parents, students and researchers to quickly size up schools.
The site, www.EdBudgetProject.org, includes information for both K-12 school districts and colleges. Every school and district page includes financial, demographic and academic achievement information.
"Despite national calls for improved access to data (by policymakers, researchers and the public, alike), much of today’s education data are still buried deep inside state and federal agencies or available in inaccessible