Education: Resources and Databases
Local/State Level Statistics
United States Census Bureau American Fact Finder
Online tool through the U.S. Census where you can search for both local, regional, and statewide information.
Updated yearly
Local Level Information
Data USA
Information on Cape Cod Community College. Has their graduation rate, tuition, and most popular programs.
Updated yearly
Education Workforce Information & Research
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
Conducts research and policy solutions to improve early care and education workforce. Support for those in the field of early childhood education and care.
Continuous updates
Early Childhood Learning: Evidence-Based Programs
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Compilation of evidence-based practices for early childhood education for specific areas such as early literacy, inclusion, school readiness, and resources specifically for children with disabilities.
Continuous updates
Out of School Programs: Best Practices
Charleston Promise – Evidence Based Enrichment Programs
Explanation of evidence-based programming and summary of child trends. Guidelines for what works and doesn’t work in children’s out of school programming.
Published in 2010
Building Social, Emotional, and Language Skills: Evidence Based Resources
CASEL Guide for Pre-K and Elementary Evidence Based Programs
Framework for evaluating the quality of social and emotional programs and applies this framework to identify and rate well designed, evidenced based SEL Programs with potential for expansion.
Published in 2013
Local Level Statistics
Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education - Data & Accounatbility
Information on graduation rates and achievement levels
Updated yearly
Statistics and Information
National Center for Education Statistics
Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States. Also conduct and publish reports on reading, mathematics, and science.
Continuous updates
Early Childhood Learning: Evidence-Based Programs
Seven Research-Based Ways Families Promote Early Literacy by the Global Family Research Project
Program descriptions and outlines for early childhood learning with even more links to resources families/teachers can use.
Published in 2017
Out of School Programs: Evidence-Based Practices
Expanding Learning
Paper: "Afterschool Programs That Follow Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Social and Emotional Development are Effective"
One-time publication
Building Social, Emotional, and Language Skills: Evidence Based Resources
CASEL Guide - Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs – Middle and High School Edition
Framework for evaluating the quality of social and emotional programs and applies this framework to identify and rate well designed, evidenced based SEL Programs with potential for expansion.
Published in 2015
Increasing Access to High-Quality Childcare
Early Education for All
Organizations that works to ensure that children in Massachusetts have access to high-quality early education and become proficient readers by the end of third grade.
Continuous updates