Stats that Stick: June 1, 2011

There are now about 47,200 single-father households in Maryland, an increase of nearly 6,000 over 2000, or 14 percent. The number of families led by single mothers increased by about 5,000 over the past 10 years, or 3.2 percent. –Baltimore Sun

In 2008-09, some 14 percent of teachers under age 30 moved from their school to teach at another, compared with 7 percent of teachers ages 30 to 39, some 6 percent of those age 40 to 49, some 5 percent of those ages 50 to 59, and 2 percent of those age 60 or over. –National Center for Education Statistics