“k-12” Charts
Crime Slows While Prisons Grow »
The United States spends more on prisons than education every year. Even though crime rates have continually fallen since the…
Do Parents Know What Their Kids Are Doing? »
Most parents believe that their high school age teens do not drink alcohol or use marijuana. However, the reality is…
High School Dropout Rate: Males vs. Females »
The high school dropout rate among Americans ages 16 to 24 has been decreasing since 1967. However, the sex with…
Teachers Are Becoming Better Educated »
Public school teachers are becoming increasingly likely to pursue higher education. In 1961, only 23.1% of public school teachers held…
Teachers Are Not the Problem In The Education System »
The US education system's problems are not universal. The crisis is isolated primarily in the parts of the system that…
What is the most valuable school subject? »
40% of men surveyed in a Gallup poll stated that math was the most valuable subject they had studied in…
Online Education: Hurting Students, Helping Businessmen »
The rise of virtual schools is having a negative effect for those enrolled. For-profit online schools like K12 Inc. have…
US Students Unprepared for College and Career »
If the ACT is a reliable barometer of “college and career readiness,” then the US education system is failing to…
Study Proves Effectiveness of Teach For America Teachers »
According to a new randomized study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Teach for America teachers were found to be more…
Getting Ahead: Cheating Among Harvard's Incoming Freshmen »
According to a new Harvard survey, ten percent of Harvard's incoming freshman reported cheating on exam prior to entering college,…
Decreasing Reliance on Public School Transportation »
The percentage of students transported at public expense has been slowly decreasing since peaking at 61.3% in 1984-85. In 2007-08,…
Parent Engagement Prevents Teen Substance Abuse »
The data displayed above indicates that the involvement of parents in the lives of teens makes a significant impact in…
Parent Income Keeping Kids Off the Field »
According to a recent survey, household income is a huge factor in whether or not kids can afford to be…
Educated Parents Read More to Their Children »
Parents with more education tend read more to their children (age 3-6 not in kindergarten) than those with less education.…
How often do parents read to their children? »
55% of children (age 3-6 and not in kindergarten) in the U.S. are read to by a parent or other…