The data collection program of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) should be designed for maximum reliability, validity, and manageability for all involved organizations. An adequate number of school districts should be sampled to produce useful data. Data should be more comparable between states if proper sampling techniques are…

Recent patterns of demand for higher education and trends regarding the numbers of students staying on in full-time education after age 16 suggest that demand for British higher education may be greater than might be assumed from simply viewing the decline in the size of the 18- to 20-year-old age group. (RM)