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Census Bureau Releases Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts

Washington (Jan. 9)—The U.S. Census Bureau released 2005 poverty estimates for each of the nation’s almost 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The estimates are produced in order for the Department of Education to implement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The school district data, part of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, are contained in data tables showing the number of poor children ages 5 to 17 in families. (More)