Research reveals that Young American's are not Equipped for Success
- It is estimated that more than two-thirds of our children and youth — 34 million Americans between ages 6 and 17 — are not receiving sufficient developmental resources that put them on a path to success in adulthood.
- Approximately 25% of all public high school students fail to graduate on time, if at all.
- Researchers have estimated that for African Americans and Hispanics, the graduation rate could be as low as 50%.
- Among 15-year-olds from 39 nations who took standardized math tests, American students finished a dismal 24th.
- Approximately one in six American children between ages 6 and 19 are overweight.
- One in 12 high school students has attempted suicide.
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Date: 11/16/2006
Stats show that Successful Women with a College Education place a High Priority on Family
- According to the 2006 Current Population Survey, among 35- to 39-year-old women living in medium-size cities, who earn more than $75,000 a year and have a master's degree, 92% are married.
- According to the same data, among married women who earn more than $60,000 per year or have a graduate degree, 84% have kids under 18 at home by age 40 to 44.
- A woman of 40 to 44 who had 19 years of education--college plus graduate school--had a 66% chance of being married
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Date: 11/13/2006
Research shows that enrollment of International Students in US colleges is no longer declining
- Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities last year appears to have stabilized after two years of declines
- International enrollments reached 564,766 last year, a fraction of a percentage point less than the previous year's 565,039 released by the Institute of International Education
- This is the seventh straight year that the USA has hosted more than half a million foreign students
- In an online survey of enrollments at 921 campuses in October, 52% reported increases this fall, 20% declines and 28% no change.
- Association of International Educators says that foreign-student enrollments at U.S. higher education institutions are still down by more than 20,000 from the 2002 academic year
- Asia remains the largest sending region, accounting for 58% of U.S. international enrollments, but the total number of students increased almost 1%.
- India is still the largest sending country, though the number of students declined by 5% to 76,503.
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Date: 11/12/2006
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