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Indicator |
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8 |
Literacy rate |
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Used by: City of Pasadena |
Data source: Unspecified |
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South Puget Sound - Sustainable Community Roundtable |
Unspecified |
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Sustainable Seattle |
WA State Office of Adult Literacy |
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Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto |
Movement for Literacy Needs Assessment Final Report 1992 |
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Keywords: education, literacy, reading, schools, skills |
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6 |
Volunteer involvement in schools |
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Used by: Florida Commission on Government Accountability to the People (GAP) |
Data source: Office of Business and Citizen Partnerships, FL Department of Education |
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Sustainable Seattle |
Seattle Public Schools |
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Keywords: connectedness, education, participation, schools, volunteer |
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6 |
Frequency of sustainable development in K-12 curricula |
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Used by: Alberta Treasury |
Data source: Alberta Department of Education |
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Keywords: curriculum, education, elementary, high school, schools, sustainability |
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5 |
Number of environmental education programs at elementary schools |
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Used by: City of Pasadena |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: awareness, children, curriculum, education, environment, pollution prevention, schools |
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5 |
Number of community volunteer programs to support schools |
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Used by: City of Pasadena |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: community, connectedness, education, participation, schools |
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5 |
Number of schools in sustainable school program |
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Used by: City of Santa Monica |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: education, participation, school, sustainability |
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5 |
Ethnic diversity of teaching staff |
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Used by: Sustainable Seattle |
Data source: Seattle Public School District's Annual Reports |
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Keywords: discrimination, diversity, education, ethnic, race, schools, teacher |
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4 |
Students eligible for free or reduced price lunch |
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Comment: Not all those eligible may be applying. |
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Used by: Community Planning Council of Greenville County |
Data source: SC Department of Education, 'Ranking of Counties and School Districts' |
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Unspecified |
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Keywords: children, economy, education, food, income, low income, poverty, public assistance, schools, student, subsidized, youth |
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4 |
Student/teacher ratio |
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Used by: Community Planning Council of Greenville County |
Data source: SC Department of Education, 'Rankings of Counties and School Districts of SC' |
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Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto |
Toronto Board of Education |
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Keywords: education, enrollment, population, schools, students, teacher |
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4 |
Schools with 12th grade dropout rate over 10 percent |
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Used by: Minnesota Planning |
Data source: MN Department of Education |
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Pierce County |
WA Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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Keywords: drop out, education, graduation, high school, schools, student, youth |
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3 |
Achievement Test Scores |
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Used by: Community Planning Council of Greenville County |
Data source: SC Department of Education, 'Student Performance Assessment Report Series'; School District of Greenville County |
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Unspecified |
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Minnesota Planning |
State University Testing Center, US Department of Education, The State of Math Achievement in MN |
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City of Pasadena |
Unspecified |
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Keywords: college, education, high school, schools, skills, students, tests |
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2 |
Average teacher salary |
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Used by: Community Planning Council of Greenville County |
Data source: SC Department of Education |
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Unspecified |
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Keywords: education, salary, schools, teacher |
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2 |
Percent of districts with mean test scores equal/above state average |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: WA Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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Keywords: education, schools, skills, tests |
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1 |
Operating expenditure per student |
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Used by: Community Planning Council of Greenville County |
Data source: SC Department of Education |
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Keywords: cost, education, enrollment, schools, taxes |
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