June 27 -- The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) invites comment to OMB by July 27, 2023 regarding proposed revisions to the 2023-24 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) data collection and the 2023-24 and 2025-26 PSS frame building operations.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education, conducts the Private School Universe Survey (PSS), a national survey of private elementary and secondary schools. The PSS is designed to collect biennial data on the total number of private schools, teachers, and students; and to create an NCES universe frame of private schools that serve as a sampling frame for NCES surveys. This survey is an ongoing project to improve NCES universe and sample data on private schools.
The request to conduct the 2023–24 data collection and the 2025–26 PSS list frame building operations was approved in April 2022 (1850–0641 v.14). This revision addresses changes to communication materials and modifications to the questionnaire. Changes to the communications reflect a shift towards focusing on the benefits of participating in the PSS, including a school's listing on NCES Private School Search website and having an active NCES ID. Modifications to the questionnaire include the addition of an item assessing the use of virtual learning in private schools and modifying item wording to better align item with item wording on the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which will be in the field for a sample of private schools during the 2023–24 school year as well.
PSS website:
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/
NCES Submission to OMB:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202306-1850-004 Click IC List for data collection instruments, View Supporting Statement for technical documentation. Submit comments through this site.
FR notice inviting comments:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-13556
For AEA members wishing to submit comments to OMB, the AEA Committee on Economic Statistics offers "A Primer on How to Respond to Calls for Comment on Federal Data Collections" at
https://www.aeaweb.org/content/file?id=5806
