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Assignment
Use Ch. 2 "Leave No Robot Behind" in Time to Start Thinking to answer the following questions.
Complete sentences are not required, but please be descriptive enough that your answer makes sense.
Answers can be written directly underneath each question. Answers must be written/typed on this worksheet in order to receive credit for the assignment.
1. What percentage of American students drop out of high school?
2. How much does the federal government contribute in national spending on public education in most years?
3. More than 1/5 of new teachers in America do this:
4. What have numerous studies shown to be the single biggest factor in determining how a child will perform academically?
5. What is the ratio of male students enrolled in nursing schools?
6. What is "zip code apartheid" that impacts community colleges?
7. What was the American economic participation rate as a percentage of the total population in 2000 versus 2011?
8. How much did average earnings decline for males with a four-year degree between 2000 and 2010?
9. We know that in some states if a boy cannot read by third grade they have a greater chance of doing this than finding a job:
10. Why were American businesses unable to fill many of the 3 million jobs that were open in 2011? Please write or type your answers directly on this worksheet. Do not put your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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