This increase would bring the number of teacher's assistant positions to 1.6 million. Were it not for their school, many children would not have computer or Internet access. More and more children are getting an early start on their formal schooling. All told, the number of children enrolled in nursery schools in 1998, 4.6 million, was 10 times higher than the number enrolled in 1964. The nation's school-age children come from diverse backgrounds.
Many students simultaneously learn and earn.
Students in the high school graduating class of '95 could choose from among 3,706 colleges and universities nationwide for the 1995-96 school year. It pays to stay in school and it pays even more to major in certain fields. Graduation Most adults have graduated from a school, many of them more than once. The states with the highest proportion of adults 25 and over with bachelor's degrees in 1998 were Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Virginia, each with point estimates exceeding 30 percent. If so, you'll have plenty of company.