September 2010 Editor's Letter
By: Jill Hasty Pinheiro

My nieces returned to their private school this week, and I'm already looking forward to joining them for lunch and on field trips. I received some back-to-school statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau recently that I thought I'd share with you, as you kick off another year. Hope it's already off to a great start!

11%
Projected percentage of elementary through high school students enrolled in private schools this fall.

41%
Percentage of 6- to 17-year-olds who participated in sports in 2006, up from 34 percent in 1998. Participation in sports was the most popular extracurricular activity.

14.2 million
Number of computers available for classroom use in the nation's schools as of the 2005-2006 school year. That works out to one computer for every four students.

89%
Among K-12 students, the percentage with a parent or other household member who attended a general school or PTO/PTA meeting during the 2006-07 school year. Additionally, 65 percent had such a relative who participated in school fundraising and 46 percent who volunteered to serve on a school committee.

This month's issue launches our Administrator Spotlight column, in which we tap the brains of Christian school leaders in the interest of others benefitting from shared experiences. Would you like to be featured in an upcoming issue? We'd love to feature each and every one of our readers. Send me an e-mail if you're interested!

I'm always interested in hearing from you. You can reach me at jill@cspmag.com.

God Bless,

Jill Pinheiro
Managing Editor

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