Education Information: Changes in Funds and Priorities Have Affected Production and Quality

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the condition of information on education in the United States to determine the: (1) kinds of information gathering activities the federal government has sponsored and how they have changed; (2) changes in the quality of the information; and (3) factors influencing information production and quality. GAO studied three federally supported educational research and statistical programs, focusing on the: (1) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); (2) Common Core of Data (CCD) Program for elementary and secondary education; and (3) Fast Response Survey System (FRSS).