Milton Gaither is excited about The Full 2007 NCES Data!. I suspect he meant the 2009 Condition of Education report, but, I am no less skeptical about the numbers, comparisons and interpretations of the 2009 data than I was of the 2007 data. Gaither provides links to the data (pdf) and promises:
In a subsequent post I’ll explain a bit more how NCES arrives at these figures. For now I’ll just say that their sampling method, while not perfect, is far and away the best data we have on homeschooling and other education-related topics.
I hope we also find out what he thinks is bad data and why.
Tags: homeschooling, Milton Gaither, NCES Data
