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The Opportunities for Learning and Developing Capacity
Education provides that communities will have an informed and educated work force. Years of formal education are strongly related to age-adjusted mortality and result in a community’s higher quality of life.
Education Determinants:
- Early childhood education literacy rates
- Access to education
- High school dropout rate
- High school graduate rate
- Percentage of population with high school diploma
- Percentage of adults with associate’s, bachelor’s or graduate’s degrees
- College students
- Adult literacy rates
- Nursery education, number of children attending pre-school
- Achievement Test Scores
- Percent of districts with mean test scores equal/above state average
- Percent of districts with graduation rate above state average
- Teaching salaries
- Number and enrollment in private schools
- Student/teacher ratios
Local Education Organizations:
- Board of Education
- Colleges and Universities
- School Superintendent’s Office
Ways to improve Quality of Life and Social-Well-Being:
- Promoting early learning and childhood development opportunities
- Improving quality of education systems
- Enhancing job training programs
- Promoting a life-long learning environment
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