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Assessments - Reading/Writing:

Year of Data: 2011

Approximately 46 percent of fourth-graders in the nation read for fun on their own time almost every day in 2011. Approximately 46 percent of fourth-graders in the nation read for fun on their own time almost every day in 2011.
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Early Childhood - Kindergarten:

Year of Data: 2005

Children spend 26.7 hours in non-relative care and 24.3 in relative care per week in 2005. Children spend 26.7 hours in non-relative care and 24.3 in relative care per week in 2005.
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Elementary/Secondary - Students:

Year of Data: 2009

2009 graduates earned an average of 3 credits more over the course of their high school education than 1990 graduates. This translates to about 420 additional hours of instruction during their high school careers. 2009 graduates earned an average of 3 credits more over the course of their high school education than 1990 graduates. This translates to about 420 additional hours of instruction during their high school careers.
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International - Assessments:

Year of Data: 2009

PISA (International) 2009 Assessment<br />
15-year-olds reading literacy: 2009<br />
U.S. average score: 500<br />
OECD average score: 493 PISA (International) 2009 Assessment
15-year-olds reading literacy: 2009
U.S. average score: 500
OECD average score: 493
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Library - Public:

Year of Data: 2002

18% of households with a high school student, 16% of households with a college student, and 17% of households with job-seekers used a public library in the past month to use a computer or the Internet in 2002. 18% of households with a high school student, 16% of households with a college student, and 17% of households with job-seekers used a public library in the past month to use a computer or the Internet in 2002.
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Postsecondary - Students:

Year of Data: 2006

Between 1995 and 2006, the enrollment<br />of students under age 25 increased by 33 percent. Enrollment of people 25 and over rose by 13 percent during the same period. Between 1995 and 2006, the enrollment
of students under age 25 increased by 33 percent. Enrollment of people 25 and over rose by 13 percent during the same period.
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References/Other - Other:

Year of Data: 2009

Instruction accounted for 61.0% percent of all current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in FY 07. Total support services accounted for 35.0%, food services accounted for 3.8%, and enterprise operations made up 0.2% of total current expenditures. Instruction accounted for 61.0% percent of all current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education in FY 07. Total support services accounted for 35.0%, food services accounted for 3.8%, and enterprise operations made up 0.2% of total current expenditures.
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