Family Education Network
April 2001June 2001




Name the four U.S. presidents who were former teachers.


What percentage of public school teachers have a computer available at home?


Who was the founder of kindergarten?


What is the median age of U.S. teachers?
         


What is the average number of hours per year worked by U.S. teachers?


Which First Lady persuaded the 81st Congress to proclaim a National Teacher Day?


How many secondary and elementary-
school teachers will need to be hired by the end of this decade?


What percentage of U.S. public school teachers have computers available in their classrooms?


Where was the first U.S.
kindergarten
?
         


The average U.S. teacher works how many hours more than the average American worker?


On what day of the week does National Teacher Day always fall?


What famous nurse and founder of the American Red Cross was also a teacher?


What are the two largest school districts in the country?


How much money, on average, is spent on every public school student each year?
         


Otherwise known as the "Miracle Worker," this woman taught Helen Keller.


What famous educator said, "There is no method but to be very intelligent"?


Who won a Grammy for "If It Makes You Happy" and was an elementary-
school music teacher in St. Louis, MO.?


Who was the New Hampshire teacher killed in the 1986 Challenger explosion?


Where is the National Education Association
(NEA) located?
         


What is George W. Bush's education plan called?


What does PTA stand for?


This actor is on a very popular show on the WB (Warner Brothers) network. His mother is a physical education teacher in Connecticut.


Who said, "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself"?
 
         
 

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