Spirit-This reading is mainly about the money spent on school shopping, details about the students enrolled in school, details about the schools themselves, information about the staff and personal of the school and their salaries, technology in schools, the cost of college, predictions about graduation, and government spending on schools.
1. $7.5 million spent on back to school shopping.
2.75 students enrolled this year
3.31 kids enrolled in the lunch program
4.97382 schools as of 06
5.7.1 million teachers in 07
6.$59,825 annual salary of public school teachers in California
7.37% of people in college 25 years or older
8.5.6 years for a bachelors degree.
9.46% of 18-19 year olds in college
10.11 million kids 5-17 speak a language other than english
Maggie! - This piece focuses on Cinco de Mayo and Mexican independence day. It looks at the number of U.S. citizens of Mexican decent. It talks about trade and business with Mexico and food.
1) 28.3 million U.S. residents of Mexican origin.
2) 17.86 million people of Mexican origin who lived in Texas and California.
3) 25.7 median age of people who are of Mexican origin.
4) 630,000 number of Mexican-Americans who are U.S. military veterans.
5) 1.2 million people of Mexican origin over 25 who have a bachelor's degree.
6) 37% households are owned by people of Mexican decent.
7) 4.1 avg. size of households of mexican decent.
8) 14% of employed Mexican-American civilians in managerial; professional or related occupations.
9) $37,661 avg. income of a Mexican-American household.
10) 23% poverty rate of Mexican-Americans.
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