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School Pulse Panel - Overview
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>School Pulse Panel - Overview</title> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,500,600,700,800" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="inc/js/call_footer.js"></script> <script src="https://unpkg.com/vue@3.0.2"></script> <!-- <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="inc/css/school-pulse.css" /> --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="inc/css/spp.css" /> </head> <body> <div class="container" style="max-width: none;"></div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <header> <div class="iap-navbar-container"> <div class="iap-wrap-navbar"> <div class="head"> <h1>School Pulse Panel: Surveying high-priority, education-related topics</h1> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main class="main-content"> <section class="intro"> <div class="top-banner quick-links"> <ul> <li class="active">OVERVIEW</li> <li><a href="results.asp">INTERACTIVE RESULTS</a></li> <li><a href="about.asp">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="faq.asp">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="methodology.asp">METHODOLOGY</a></li> <li><a href="pressreleases.asp">PRESS RELEASES</a></li> <li><a href="staff.asp">STAFF</a></li> </ul> </div> <img src="inc/css/images/spp_hero.jpg" alt="A group of photos showing a diverse group of children in varying grades in learning situations" class="focal-image"> <h2>Overview</h2> <p>The School Pulse Panel (SPP), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), surveys public K-12 schools on high-priority, education-related topics once a month during the school year.</p> <p>The SPP website includes:</p> <p><strong>Interactive Results</strong>—Presented by topic area, month of data collection, and school characteristics. Interactive graphics as well as data downloads are available for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Interactive graphics are available for select questions while the data downloads include standard errors and additional survey questions. Outlying Area Public School results are available as a data download by month and topic area.</p> <p><strong>About</strong>—A description of the SPP and an outline of past data collection topic areas.</p> <p><strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong>—Commonly asked questions for data users and a link to FAQs for survey respondents.</p> <p><strong>Methodology</strong>—Previously fielded SPP questionnaires and technical documentation.</p> <p><strong>Press Releases</strong>—The SPP includes a press release for each data release for news organizations and the public.</p> <p><strong>SPP Media Contact</strong>—For SPP related media inquiries, contact Josh De La Rosa, National Center for Education Statistics at <a href="mailto:ARIS.NCES@ed.gov">ARIS.NCES@ed.gov</a></p> </section> <section> <h2>Among all public schools in December 2024…</h2> <div class="gcol"> <div class="gcol__item"> <img src="inc/css/images/dec-col1.png" aria-hidden="true" /> <span class="interest">77%</span> <p>of public schools reported having a policy prohibiting students from having their cell phone during any classes.</p> </div> <div class="gcol__item"> <img src="inc/css/images/dec-col2.png" aria-hidden="true" /> <span class="interest">14%</span> <p>of public school leaders reported that all students are taught about ethical/appropriate uses of artificial intelligence (AI).</p> </div> <div class="gcol__item"> <img src="inc/css/images/dec-col3.png" aria-hidden="true" /> <span class="interest">63%</span> <p>of public school leaders reported that their school building is an adequate size for their student population without the use of portable classrooms or modular school buildings.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="callout"> <p>Were you contacted about the School Pulse Panel?</p> <p>The Census Bureau collects survey responses on behalf of NCES.</p> <p>Visit the <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-pulse-panel.html">School Pulse Panel Census</a> website to learn why your school was contacted and how you can respond to the survey.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h3>Related data collections from 2021 to 2022</h3> <p><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/2022NAEPEnrollment_Policies/">2021–22 NAEP Preassessment Data</a></p> <p>Learn more about in-person full-time, in-person part-time, or remote full-time student attendance, masking and social distancing policies in fourth- and eighth-grade public schools in the nation and states from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) pre-assessment activities.</p> <p><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/2021SeptemberSPP/">September 2021 School Pulse Panel</a></p> <p>This initial data collection for the School Pulse Panel collected information related to learning mode, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, extra programs and activities, plans for instruction in 2020–21, technology support provided, and staffing concerns and challenges.</p> <p><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/SPPSummer/">Summer 2021 School Pulse Panel</a></p> <p>While recruiting participating schools, this data collection in the summer of 2021 for the School Pulse Panel asked schools to indicate information related to learning mode in 2019–20, school scheduling, summer school programs, and plans for the 2020–21 school year.</p> <p><a href="https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/mss-report/">Spring 2021 Monthly School Survey</a></p> <p>The <em>NAEP Monthly School Survey</em> provides insights into learning opportunities offered by schools during the Spring of 2021. The survey collected data five times, once a month from February through June of 2021, and the dashboard provides national results as well as results for participating states and large urban districts.</p> </section> </main> </div><!-- end content-wrapper div --> </body> </html>