U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 20
Date:8/20/2009 9:31:00 AM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /-/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20: BACK TO SCHOOL
Profile America -- Thursday, August 20th. It may seem like it's still summer -- it's hot and many people are on vacation. But one of the nation's largest seasonal events will soon be under way impacting households from coast-to-coast. It's back to school time. From nursery school to college, 76 million students are headed to the classroom -- that's more than one-out-of-four of the total U.S. population age 3 and over. It's projected that of the 56 million elementary and high school students enrolled this fall, 11 percent will attend private schools. One statistic that may be a surprise -- the parents of two-thirds of students report that their children often like going to school. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov .
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB09-FF.124
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
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