The Condition of Education 2020

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published its annual Condition of Education in May of 2020. This report contains key indicators on all levels of education in the United States and summarizes important developments and trends. The 2020 iteration highlighted the inequities in Internet access across the country, particularly for minority and low-income families. In postsecondary education, concern centers on degree completion for current students and financial difficulties incurred by those who dropout with student loan debt. In this brief, we describe important areas of the national education landscape for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. We focus on changes over time and add some additional data from outside sources to create relevance for Missouri’s education landscape.