Data for education research are available from a variety of sources, including those shown below.  Contact Lenee Lovejoy at LL11@txstate.edu for assistance in obtaining access to these sources.

Type	Source	Description
private	Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Large, complex data bases to examine multidimensional problems & associated questions on teacher preperation and retention, student success in public schools.  Available on a limited basis through research grant programs, such as the Center for Collaborative Research and Policy.
private	College of Education Teacher Education Research Database	The College of Education at Texas State University-San Marcos maintains a database on teacher education programs & students at the University.
public & private	Institutional Research at Texas State University	Institutional and student data from Texas State University.
private	(Texas) Center for Research, Evaluation, & Advancement in Teacher Education	CREATE warehouses data on teacher preparation, retention, and student achievement from the state of Texas and member institutions of higher education.
public	National Center for Education Statistics	NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States.