What federal education data shows about students with disabilities in the U.S.
Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades.
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Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades.
In the 118th Congress, 94% of representatives and all but one senator hold at least a bachelor’s degree, according to a Pew Research Center analysis.
35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
College graduates generally out-earn those who have not attended college, yet many say they can’t afford to get a four-year degree – or that they just don’t want to.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.
Classes have ended for the summer at U.S. public schools, but a sizable share of teachers are still hard at work at second jobs outside the classroom.
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