Reports and Information Staff (ARIS) prepares analyses that synthesize data on a variety of education topics, and disseminates these analyses through indicator reports, tabular reports, and web tools. Current publications by ARIS include: Report on the Condition of Education, annual report mandated by the U.S. Congress, produced annually, since 1975, and presented to Congress and The White House. Digest of Education Statistics, a compilation of statistical tables covering all levels of education Projections of Education Statistics, a report which provides projections for key education statistics Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a report that covers topics on crime and safety in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups, a report that profiles current conditions and recent trends in the education of students by racial and ethnic group Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States, an annual report that provides trends in high school dropout and completion rates Current programs of research Assessment programs The National Assessment of Educational Progress, a nationwide assessment of achievement among primary and secondary students The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), a large study performed roughly every decade since 1992 The International Assessments Activities (IAA) coordinates the participation of U.S. adults, students, teachers, principals, and schools in various international studies Early childhood studies The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) Components of the National Household Education Survey (NHES) Elementary and secondary studies The Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS), a study of a cohort of beginning public school teachers initially interviewed as part of the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey The Common Core of Data which annually collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States The School Survey on Crime and Safety The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1998 (NELS:88), which began with an 8th grade cohort in 1988, providing trend data about critical transitions experienced by young people as they develop, attend school, and embark on their careers The Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS:2017), the first longitudinal study of a nationally representative cohort of grade 6 students in the United States The Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS), a longitudinal survey that monitors the transitions of a national sample of tenth graders in 2002 to postsecondary education and the world of work The High School Longitudinal Study of