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Undergraduates who do not complete their degree program

Less income earned among dropouts compared to bachelor’s degree holders

High schools that offer foundational computer science courses

High school students who are enrolled in those courses

Public schools that were unable to fill a teaching position for physical sciences, 2021-22 school year

Public schools that were unable to fill a teaching position for physical sciences, 2011-12 school year

Young adults from lower-income households who said they had a role model with a successful career growing up

Young adults from higher-income families who said they had a successful role model growing up

Annual expenditures on school resource officers’ salaries and benefits (in 2023 dollars) nation-wide

Average expenditure per student on school resource officers

Average yearly school meal debt per child in the U.S.

Students across the country whose families must pay for full-priced school meals they cannot afford

4th grade reading NAEP score decline explained by changes in absenteeism

4th grade math NAEP score decline explained by changes in absenteeism

Average total income among U.S. adults with no postsecondary education

Average total income among U.S. adults with a bachelor's degree

Average amount public school teachers spend on classroom supplies

Increase in the cost of school supplies in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023

Parents in the U.S. satisfied with their child's education

Adults in the U.S. satisfied with the education system

Acceptance rate at selected elite colleges for legacy students

Acceptance rate at the same schools for non-legacy students

Additional months of schooling needed for students grades 3-8 to catch up in reading

Additional months of schooling needed for students grades 3-8 to catch up in math

Average students per school psychologist

Recommended students per school psychologist

Teachers who believe teachers carrying firearms would make schools less safe

Teachers who believe teacher-carry would make schools safer

13-year-olds who demonstrated skills in basic problem solving and math operations in 2012

13-year-olds who demonstrated skills in basic problem solving and math operations in 2022

Democrats who believe public school teachers should not be able to lead students in prayer

Republicans who believe public school teachers should not be able to lead students in prayer

Democrats who believe K-12 schools are having a positive effect on the country

Republicans who believe K-12 schools are having a negative effects on the country

Cities where a one-bedroom rental is unaffordable for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree

Cities where a one-bedroom rental is unaffordable for a new teacher with a master's degree

8th graders scoring below "basic" on NAEP U.S. history, 2014

8th graders scoring below "basic" on NAEP U.S. history, 2022

Schools that are lower-income, predominantly Black (>80%) with a school resource officer, 2017-18

Schools that are lower-income, predominantly White (>80%) with a school resource officer, 2017-18

Teacher pension costs in 2001

Teacher pension costs in 2021, adjusted for inflation

Students who were chronically absent pre-pandemic

Students who were chronically absent in spring 2022

Book bans during the 2021-22 school year

Unique book titles being banned

High schools with low enrollment of students from low-income families offering calculus

High schools with high enrollment of students from low-income families offering calculus

Registered voters who rate the U.S. public school system as good or excellent

Registered voters who rate the U.S. public school system as fair or poor

Teen girls who reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless in 2021

Teen girls who reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless in 2011

Estimated rainy-day funds among states in FY2023

Estimated rainy-day funds among states in FY2022

Teachers who altered their curricula in response to the limitations placed on how they can address topics related to race or gender

States, plus D.C., with a universal pre-k policy as of January 2023

States with at least 70 percent of 4-year-olds enrolled in pre-K, 2019-20

Schools that report using high-impact or high-dosage tutoring, 2022

Schools that report using another form of tutoring