America's Report Card on Education
AMERICA'S REPORT CARD ON EDUCATION FIRST, SOME GOOD NEWS: THE UNITED STATES MADE THE LARGEST GAINS IN MATH & SCIENCE FROM 1995 TO 2003 HOW MANY TEACHERS ARE IN THE U.S.? 67.2 MILLION 13.3M Classroom Teachers Academic Staff Teacher Assistants Other Teachers THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE IN THE UNITED STATES 30 25 20 15 10 THE REST OF THE WORLD 23.6 AN AVERAGE TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO OF: 12.8 STUDENTS PER 1 TEACHER HOW DOES U.S. MATH EDUCATION COMPARE TO OTHER COUNTRIES? CANADA 3.7 HOURS FRANCE 3.5 HOURS GERMANY 3 HOURS ITALY 3.6 HOURS JAPAN 3.6 HOURS RUSSIA 3.5 HOURS U.S.A. 3.7 HOURS 1 4 In-school math Instruction Remedial and enrichment math classes HOW DO TEACHING SALARIES COMPARE TO OTHER COUNTRIES? (Primary Education, In U.S. dollars, converted using purchasing power parities) $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY ITALY JAPAN SCOTLAND U.S.A. Average starting salary for minimum training Average salary for minimum training plus 15 years experience HOW MANY U.S. STUDENTS GO STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE? 71.5% OF FEMALES 65.9% OF MALES HOW MANY DEGREES WILL BE ISSUED THIS YEAR? 2,000,000 1,634,000 Bachelor's Degrees 1,500,000 1,000,000 741,000 Associate's Degrees 659,000 Master's Degrees 500,000 94,400 First professional Degrees 60,400 Doctor's Degrees HOW DO PEOPLE IN THE U.S. GRADE THEIR SCHOOLS? AVERAGE GRADE U.S. ADULTS WOULD GIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE NATION '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 2007 SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 2007
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