Does the SQL Server 2012 Express Advance include the Business Intelligence tools?

I wondered if those tools are included. If so, what's the difference between the express and full version? I only need this for educational purposes.

Hello,
SQL Server Express with Advanced Services 2005-2008R2 comes along with BIDS = "Business Intelligence Developer Studio", but only for SSRS = Reporting Services; SSAS & SSIS is not suported in this edition.
For SQL Server 2012 the new SSDT = SQL Server Data Tools are used to create reports, you can get them here as a separate download:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/tools.aspx
And there are also several limitation for SSRS Express, see
Features Supported by Reporting Services in SQL Server Express
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      End time:                      2014-04-15 14:13:29
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      OS version:                    Future Windows Version
      OS service pack:               
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
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                     Language             Edition              Version         Clustered 
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      Type:                          RTM
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      SPLevel:                       0
      Installation location:         c:\e089c9dde791653620\x64\setup\
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      ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
      ASDATADIR:                     Data
      ASLOGDIR:                      Log
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      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
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      CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
      CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
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      Feature:                       SQL Server Data Tools
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      Feature:                       SQL Browser
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      Feature:                       SQL Writer
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    Sofiya Li
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    TechNet Community Support

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