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Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2007

81% of campuses report crime

Advertiser Staff

The percentage of public schools experiencing one or more violent incidents increased between 1999-2000 and 2003-04 from 71 to 81 percent.

In 2003-04, 18 percent of schools experienced one or more serious violent incidents, 46 percent experienced one or more thefts, and 64 percent experienced another type of crime.

Forty-four percent of public schools reported at least one violent incident to police, 13 percent reported at least one serious violent incident to police, 31 percent reported at least one theft to police, and 50 percent reported one of the other specified crimes to police.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2006). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006 (NCES 2007-003).

EDUCATED PARENTS PASS IT ON

OFFSPRING SCORE HIGHER ON TESTS

  • Eighth-grade students whose parents graduated from college scored 32 points higher than students whose parents did not graduate from high school, according to the 2006 NAEP Civics Assessment. Here's a sample of what students who completed the assessment know about civics:

    FOURTH-GRADERS

  • 75 percent knew that only citizens can vote in the U.S.

  • 41 percent identified the level of government that signs peace treaties.

  • 14 percent recognized that defendants have a right to a lawyer.

    EIGHTH-GRADERS

  • 80 percent identified a notice for jury duty.

  • 63 percent determined an instance of abuse of power.

  • 28 percent explained the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence.

    TWELFTH-GRADERS

  • 72 percent analyzed a historical text on the importance of education.

  • 50 percent identified the outcome when state and national laws conflict.

  • 43 percent described the meaning of federalism in the U.S.

    Source: The Nation's Report Card: Civics 2006
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