AERA, founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is part of the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
The National Assessment of Education Progress is the only nationally representative, continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.
UNESCO UIS is a resource for national and international statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.