Undergrads: 60% by '16
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Women are projected to make up 60 percent of undergraduate enrollment in 2016.
Total undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting post-secondary institutions has generally increased over the past 3 1/2 decades. Enrollments are projected to continue increasing through 2016, albeit at a slower rate than from 1995 to 2005.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
INITIATIVES SEEK TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PICK UP A BOOK
HERE'S HOW TO GET YOUR KIDS TO READ OVER SUMMER VACATION
Research shows that many children experience a decline in reading proficiency during summer vacation. Thirty-two percent of U.S. fourth-graders reported that they never or rarely read for fun outside of school — a significantly higher percentage than the international average of 18 percent.
Two national initiatives aim to encourage students to actively read over the summer:
Source: U.S. Department of Education's "The Achiever," June, 2007 issue
EDUCATION FACT
On average, teachers of students in grades 1 through 4 spent 11 hours per week on English/reading/language arts instruction from 1987–88 through 2003–04.
Source: Schools and Staffing Survey
