U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 2: Taught-Ology

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

TAUGHT-OLOGY

Profile America — Tuesday, May 2nd. Before the school year draws to a close and summer vacation takes over, it's time to say thanks to America's teachers. Today is Teacher Appreciation Day, falling on the second day of Teacher Appreciation Week. The goal of both is to honor the dedication and valuable contributions teachers make to their students' lives. The idea goes back to 1944, when Mattye Woodridge of Arkansas began lobbying for a day to honor teachers. With the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, the first National Teacher Day was held in 1953. Now, there are almost 58 million students enrolled in kindergarten and nursery schools up through high schools across the country, guided by more than 3.15 million teachers. You can find more facts about America's people, places and economy, from the American Community Survey, at www.census.gov.

Sources:
Teacher Appreciation Week/accessed 2/28/2017:
www.day-finder.com/teacher-appreciation-week-2017.php 
National Teacher Day/accessed 2/28/2017:
www.calendarpedia.com/when-is/teacher-appreciation-day.html 
Students/Table 1 All Races:
www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2015/tables.html 
Preschool, elementary, middle & high school teachers:
https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/B24124

Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotion of the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics and accounts drawn from cited non-Census sources are employed for illustrative or narrative purposes, and are not attested to by the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Audio" in the "Library" pull-down menu). 

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau

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