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Facts on Education
Early childhood programs-- Center-based early childhood care and education programs include day care centers, Head Start programs, preschool, nursery school, pre-kindergarten, and other early childhood programs.
Elementary/Secondary Schools-- Bilingual education, charter schools, distance learning, home schooling, public school, private school, students with disabilities, and vocational education.
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Site for parents to help their children
As Barbara Bush wrote recently, "Above all, children love to be read to. It is a special time for them to be close to the grown-ups who care for them, and a wonderful way to feel loved."(Bush, l993)
-Read often to your child and have fun.
-Snuggle when you read.
-Don’t skip your regular reading time.
-Read and reread stories requested by children.
-Make predictions (child tells what he/she thinks will happen next).
-Enjoy the illustrations.
-Talk about the authors and illustrators of the books you read.
-Be patient while your child is reading aloud.
And many more, click on the Parents Section...
Fast Facts: Facts on Education
Most popular majors by college students:
Of the 1,524,000 bachelor's degrees conferred in 2006–07, the largest numbers of degrees were conferred in the fields of business (328,000), social sciences and history (164,000), education (106,000), and health sciences (102,000). At the master’s degree level, the largest numbers of degrees were in the fields of education (177,000) and business (150,000). The fields with the largest number of degrees at the doctor’s degree level were health professions and related clinical sciences (8,400), education (8,300), engineering (8,100), biological and biomedical sciences (6,400), psychology (5,200), and physical sciences (4,800).
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