“school” Charts
Guns and Knives at School: The Bullied Have Them »
A new study shows that victims of bullying are much more likely to carry weapons than those who haven't been…
Which President Do You Wish You Could Have Had as a Teacher? »
Predictably, a majority of Republicans wish they could have had Ronald Reagan as a teacher growing up. On the other…
Employment at Different Levels of Education as of 2015 »
In this bar chart, you can see the amount of employment at the completion of different levels of education. These…
Highest Educated but Jobless- A Lawyer's Struggle »
Lawyers, who pay a very high price for their education (second to doctors), are finding it increasingly hard to get…
Raising the Bar on the Bar Exam »
In purple are the states with the highest passing rates of the Bar exam while the orange bars show the…
SATs: Dropping the Writing Section & What it Means »
Starting in the spring of 2016, the redesigned SATs will be implemented. For everyone, this means the writing section will…
Sequester Cuts Hurt Head Start »
After the 2012 sequester cuts, Head Start lost much of its funding. Because of the cuts, many children lost access…
Sex and Race in Part-Time Government Employment »
(Data from 2009) This chart is part of a continuing series on the demographic breakdown of government employees. It is…
U.S. Teachers' Opinion of Common Core State Standards ('14) »
It appears that teachers are very split over Common Core standards. What does this mean for the future of the…
US Support for Daily Prayer in Classrooms is Sliding »
A trend towards opposition of daily prayer in school classrooms, first documented by Gallup at the turn of the millennium,…
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…
Most Americans Agree: We Don't Pay Our Teachers Enough »
They are given the daunting task of molding the minds of America's future, yet a majority of the public believe…
Are Millennials Our Most Athletic Generation? »
Over 4 in 5 Millennials participated in sports during their years in school, compared to a 3 in 5 participation…
Educated Parent's Don't Mind Expensive Kindergarten »
According to the Economist, "Between 1960 and 2005 the share of men with university degrees who married women with university…
Parents of Young Children Reject Abstinence-Only Education »
Well over half of Americans with children under the age of 18 support birth control education in schools. Just in…
Students With Learning Disorders in the U.S. (2014) »
According to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a learning disorder is one in which, “one or more of the…
How Do Teachers Feel About Common Core? »
A recent Gallup poll asked public school teachers to express their emotions regarding the Common Core Curriculum, and the results…
Breakdown of School Lunches Served in the U.S. (2013-2014) »
Students are entitled to free lunches from the National School Lunch Program if their families’ incomes are below 130 percent…
Weeks that U.S. College Students Commit to Work »
According to this survey completed by the U.S. Census, Alaska had the highest percentage of college students working full-time, year…
State Physical Education Programs Get an A+ for Effort »
According to the latest report issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), physical education is improving in many ways.…
Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day »
In kids, eating breakfast helps improve attention and focus in the classroom. A 2013 study in the journal Frontiers in…
#BackToSchool? Better Empty Your Wallet »
The back-to-school commercials have returned to TV, tragically signaling the end of summer. While going back to school can be…
When I Was Your Age, I Walked 10 Miles to School in the Snow »
Parents may exaggerate when it comes to the hills, and the snow, and the distance, but they really were more…
Support Grows For Increased Education Opportunities »
Over the last five years, the public has increasingly favored the idea of scholarship tax credits, a program that would…
Those Served By Head Start Remain Stable »
Head Start is the country’s comprehensive early education program for poor children. Funding for Head Start (which includes Early Head…
Nigeria's Gender Gap in Education »
When women and girls are faced with certain gender issues like human trafficking, rape, child birth and kidnapping it is…
Giraffe Hero Helps Children Read in Poor, Rural Colombia »
Luis Soriano, a schoolteacher in Colombia, is so dedicated to spreading knowledge that he packs books into his country's bandit-ridden…
Race to the Bottom? »
Race to the Top District (the newest installment of Obama's Race to the Top education policy) saw a 40% decrease…
Teacher Status by Country »
Each country's teacher status index score was compiled based on four factors:
1. Ranking primary school teachers against other professions…
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,…
American Levels of Education »
While 85.9% of Americans do graduate High-school, only 10.6% successfully pursue graduate level education. Of the 57.5% who enroll in…
Sexual Harassment in High School with Most Negative Effects »
The most common reason students give for sexually harassing other students is "it's no big deal" (44%) and "it was…
Sexual Harassment: Method to the Madness?? »
Roughly half of all 7th-12th graders experience sexual harassment in a single year, with 80% experiencing it sometime in their…
Sexual Harassment: See No Evil »
While only 12% of students who witnessed sexual harassment admitted to doing nothing, less than a quarter told a person…
Federal Budget Allocation Over the Years »
There has been a significant increase in the percentage of the federal budget spent on Healthcare in the last three…