America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

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Census Bureau?s 2022 Back-to-School Guide for Teachers

Ever wonder how many amusement parks are in your state? If you live in Florida, it?s 53. Or how many businesses are in your county? In Sussex County, Delaware, for example, 6,074 have paid employees.

These answers come from the U.S. Census Bureau?s?County Business Patterns, but you?ll find many more in easy-to-use classroom resources and activities created by the Census Bureau?s?Statistics in Schools?(SIS) program.

As teachers across the nation begin mapping out lesson plans, they can incorporate new and updated SIS resources in core subjects like: Math, English, History, Geography, and Sociology, to introduce students to Census Bureau data and how to use them in the real world.

?From using SIS charts, graphs, and maps?to teaching students how to read graphic information, (teachers) are always able to find value in our materials no matter what subject they teach or what field of education they?re in,? said Kimberley Glascoe, a SIS marketing specialist.

Continue reading?to learn more about:

The value of Statistics in Schools
Newest SIS resources
SIS Ambassador program

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