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from the NCES. The reports says:

That we have almost 50 million students in the public school system now and is projected to move up to 54 million by 2017.

It shows a bigger percentage of people have a bachelor’s degree.

20% of 5-17 year olds speak a different language than English at home.

They show a massive jump in the amount of students earning a bachelor’s in business from the 1996 to the 2006 years.

They also show a massive jump in the amount of students earning a master’s in business and/or a master’s in education from the 1996 to the 2006 years.

They show that the percentage of college students aged 16-24 working has fluctuated around the 46% mark over the past few years, but the amount working 20-34 hours has increased while people working over 34 hours has remained flat.

that a gender gap between boys and girls does not exist in some countries based on a look at PISA math scores.

The AP also has an article up on this as well.

only wants to see a 6% increase in tuition rates.

on a new bill that will push academics in new direction.

on states that are grappling with the fuel costs for school buses.

The Post-Dispatch also has an article up on this as well.