June's By the Numbers

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According to new analysis by the research company Standard & Poor’s, taxes paid by illegal workers who work under false Social Security numbers typically go directly to the federal level, where they are invested in an “earnings suspense file.” If those taxes were diverted to state and local governments, says the report, they could help fund education.

$7.2 billion:
Taxes credited in 2003 to a trust fund based on wage items placed in the suspense file

$1.8 million:
Number of undocumented students in U.S. school districts

$11.2 billion:
Cost per year to educate those students

Source: Standard & Poor’s Credit FAQ:
A Clearer Accounting of Illegal Immigration
Costs Is Needed, April 6, 2006

Young Leaders
Young School Leaders Bring Change

Administr@tor Magazine: Game Plan: Plugged In: September 2006
Rosa Blackwell publishes her strategy to move Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) forward.

Time to Buck the System
Education leaders came together for the National Advisory Board meeting to discus how to save our failing schools, explaining the changing needs of students, educators, and schools and offering insight into what education-focused companies can do to better support the new environment.