- A Scholastic survey found that 58% of 6- to 17-year-olds believe they will always want to read books printed on paper even if e-books are available.
- Pennsylvania’s pension program is underfunded by a combined $41 billion.
- Overall, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) interest has risen 21% in the past 9 years.
- Nationwide, science and engineering jobs are expected to grow from 7.4 million in 2012 to 8.6 million in 2018.
- Currently, there are about 6,000 charter schools education some 2.3 million students in 42 states and D.C.
