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---------- Forwarded Message ----------- From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net> To: Young Adult Library Services Association List <yalsa-l@ala.org> Sent: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:26:47 -0400 Subject: [YALSA-L:5220] Fwd: Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth Of possible interest, Mary K. ****************************************************** Mary K. Chelton, Ph. D. Professor Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College 254 Rosenthal Library 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 Voice: (718) 997-3790 GSLIS office; 3667 direct/voicemail Fax: (718) 997-3797 ******************************************************* Begin forwarded message: > From: NcesWebmaster@ed.gov > Date: August 1, 2005 11:35:18 AM EDT > To: Subject: Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of > American Youth > > NCES has just released, 'Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the > Well-Being of American Youth.' This report contains statistics that > address important aspects of the lives of youth, including family, > schooling, work, community, and health. The report focuses on American > youth and young adults 14 to 24 years old, and presents trends in > various > social contexts that may relate to youth education and learning. > Highlights from the report include: > > -Although a performance gap in reading proficiency between 13- and > 17-year-old white students and their black and Hispanic peers was still > present in 2004, this gap was smaller than in 1975. > -The proportion of all 16- to 24-year-olds who were dropouts declined > between 1998 (12 percent) and 2003 (10 percent). Between 1993 and 1998, > the proportion of dropouts in this age group had fluctuated. > -College enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds increased from 26 > percent > in 1980 to 38 percent in 2003; the enrollment rate of females increased > more rapidly than that of males. > -While overall college attainment rates have increased, substantial > gaps > remain. Among 25- to 29-year-olds in 2004, 11 percent of Hispanics had > completed a bachelor's degree, compared with 17 percent of blacks, and > 34 > percent of whites. > > To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: > http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005050 > > > > -------------------- > You have received this message because you subscribed to the NCES > Newsflash Service. To unsubscribe from this service or to change your > preferences, go to http://nces.ed.gov/newsflash, enter your e-mail > address > and hit the 'Edit' button. To obtain hard copy of many NCES products as > well as hard copy and electronic versions of hundreds of other U.S. > Department of Education products please visit http://www.edpubs.org or > call 1-877-433-7827 (877-4-EDPUBS). > -------------------- > This email has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs. ------- End of Forwarded Message ------- Dr. Raymond W. Barber Director of Libraries The William Penn Charter School 3000 West School House Lane Philadelphia, PA. 19144 rbarber@penncharter.com 215-844-3460 x168 (office) 215-850-6678 (cell) 215-844-5537 (fax) 215-843-4024 (home) This email has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------