NCES-Related Papers, Reports,
and Resources

The ASA Reimagining-NCES project team is assembling this list of papers, reports, and projects about the value of NCES products and about supporting, restoring, or envisioning NCES and its products or functions to inform our project. Please help us make this list as comprehensive and current as possible. Corrections or clarifications for the items listed below may be sent to ASA Director of Science Policy Steve Pierson.

Team Members

• Steve Pierson (primary contact)
• Michelle Crosby
• Rochelle Martinez
• Gail Mulligan
• Stephen Provasnik

Advisers

• Peggy Carr, NCES Commissioner, 2021-2025
• James Woodworth, NCES Commissioner, 2018-2021

Updates

• Report released: A Vision and Strategy for Remaking the National Center for Education Statistics, Shelly Wilkie Martinez and Stephen Provasnik (August 2026).
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NCES-Related Projects and Papers

• NCES-Related Projects (Please tell us about your NCES-related projects.)
• NCES-Related Papers (Please tell us about your NCES-related paper or resource.)

Resources

• NCES Study and Project Tracker
• NCES Data Collections that are Foundational to the Nation’s Education Data Infrastructure
• NCES Collaborative Relationships that Improve Data Quality and Support State and Local Data Capacity
• NCES Surveys that Describe K-12 Education From the Perspective of the Nation’s Educators and Administrators
• NCES: Perspectives, Insights, and Recommendations from Former Leaders (2026). Amstat News
• Bolstering Education Statistics to Serve the Nation (2024), E. Elliott et al. Statistics and Public Policy
• ASA Response to Fall 2025 Request for Information on Institute for Education Sciences
• A Vision and Roadmap for Education Statistics (2022). National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• Assessing and Monitoring the Health of the Federal Statistical Agencies, ASA project
• AIR Forum Listening Session, May 2026.