Education

Our state, the state of New York, wants our President of the 2008 election to help us with the issue of education. New York has a large number of public and private school institutions. The public school system in New York, the New York City Department of Education is the largest in the United States. New York also has some of the most important universities, libraries and research centers in the world. It is known as a global center for research in medicine and the life sciences.
 * __Education in the State of New York__**

There are about **13.2 percent** children with disabilities, and out of these 13.2 percent (shown in the chart above) there are **too many** of these children with disabilities are educated in restricted areas. This might not only surround the child with a non-diverse environment, but it may also affect them as to how they are as a person, feeling lower than the other children.

Education is a key factor in the election for presidency in 2008. In total, there are **2,815,581** students in the state of New York and **4,672** schools. Yet, in this, out of these **4,672** schools, there are **586** in need of improvement and **256** in reconstruction. This shows how our schools need more help from the state and federal governments in order to help educate our citizens.

Here is a very helpful website in order to receive more information on the topic above:

http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/progress/newyork.pdf

NEW YORK’S EDUCATION RECORDS

High school students who graduated : 77%

Student Demographies: White - 52.7% Black - 19.8% Asian/Pacific Islander - 6.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.5% Hispanic - 20.15

The Dropout rate, shown from beside, shows that clearly a number of New Yorkers have dopped out of school (AND THIS IS ONLY THE WESTERN PART OF NEW YORK!) Knowing this, it explains that either they have low income and are not experiencing the learning they wish to receive. If they did not wish to learn, that is their decision, yet the federal government can help reduce this "unwillingness to learn" and achieve higher standards for the average United States citizen.

In this next Chart, it shows the median family income, otherwise how much money they can spend or donate for public schools. Notice that many areas are in a reddish tone, so not many families get the income to at least $50,000 a year - knowing that many might not be able to spend their income on the housing, food, AND education (maybe thinking education as the last on their list for their child.)

This is an image of a public school number 28 in Queens, New York.

A few people in New York wish to pay for their children's education, yet they do not get enough money to pay for this education they want and might send them to a public school that is not well constructed (like in the earlier chart, 586 schools in New York are in need of improvement.)

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