In 2009, the average dollars spent per student was $10,844.
–National Center for Education Statistics
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African American students especially, along with Latinos and Native American students, are suspended or expelled in numbers vastly disproportionate to those of their white peers. Students of color are more likely to drop out—or be pushed out—of school and less likely to graduate than are white students. This finding is directly related to the finding on discipline. Numerous studies have demonstrated that students who are suspended from school are at greater risk of dropping out altogether.
–Applied Research Center
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36: percentage people polled who said unemployment is the most important economic issue facing the country today. Inflation is second at 20 percent, followed by the mortgage crisis at 16 percent, the stock market at 14 percent and taxes at 11 percent.
—CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
3 percent of unemployed Americans blame President Obama, while 26 percent blame former President George W. Bush. Another 12 percent blame the banks, while 8 percent blame congress and politicians generally and another 8 percent point to jobs going overseas.
—CBS News/New York Times Survey
Freshman enrollment at the nation’s colleges and universities surged by 6 percent from 2007 to 2008, the largest increase in 40 years, and almost three-quarters of it came from minority enrollment.
–Pew Research Center
40 percent of the nation's unemployed—some 4.4 million people—have been out of work for a year or more, the highest level since World War II. The long-term unemployed have far more difficulty finding work than people who have left the workforce more recently. The problem is worst for workers over 50, who often face age discrimination as well.
—Time.com
55 percentage of Americans who believe they could live comfortably on something less than $75,000 a year. One in four say they would need a six-figure income, slightly more than the 16% already making that. Among gender/age groups, the gap between current and ideal income is greatest for younger women.
—Gallup
One in three unemployed Americans believes the Obama administrations stimulus package has had a positive impact on the economy.
—CBS News/New York Times Survey
1 in 7: Ratio of people in the U.S. who receive help from the federal government to put food on the table.
—TIME
34 percent of Americans would cut government spending on roads, bridges and other infrastructure. 26 percent would cut science and medical research, 21 percent would cut aid to the unemployed, 8 percent would cut education spending and 11 percent were unsure.
—CBS News/New York Times Survey
North Dakota (3.7 percent), Texas (2.1 percent) and Alaska (2.0 percent) had the highest job increases in 2010. (Texas added 211,800 jobs in 2010 – far more than any other state.)
—TIME
25: percentage of drop in Detroit’s population from 2000 to 2010, according to Census figures; at 713,77 the count was the lowest in a century.
