# Patch Notes #004: Education Source Appendix

Version: v0.1 public source appendix
Date: 2026-07-03
Status: Baseline source list, not final evidence review.

## Official Data And Evidence

- NAEP / The Nation's Report Card: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
- NCES, Condition of Education: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
- U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences: https://ies.ed.gov/
- What Works Clearinghouse: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
- Civil Rights Data Collection: https://civilrightsdata.ed.gov/
- U.S. Department of Education, Career and Technical Education: https://cte.ed.gov/
- Department of Education, AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning: https://tech.ed.gov/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning/

## Comparative And State Policy Sources

- OECD PISA: https://www.oecd.org/pisa/
- Education Commission of the States: https://www.ecs.org/
- Attendance Works: https://www.attendanceworks.org/

## Source Rules For This Issue

- Separate learning outcomes, credentials, attendance, postsecondary outcomes, career outcomes, and civic outcomes.
- Treat NAEP as a core trend measure, not as the entire definition of education.
- Do not use graduation rates without checking readiness, completion, or labor-market outcomes.
- Separate K-12, higher education, career pathways, and adult learning.
- Treat local governance and finance as implementation constraints, not background details.
- Treat AI and education technology as developing evidence areas requiring guardrails.