The average annual salary of public school teachers in the U.S. is $50,758. The highest state average is in California ($63,640) and the lowest is in South Dakota ($35,378).
Source: Census Bureau
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October 4, 2009
More than half of the United States’ 9.9 billion pounds of total apple production in 2008 came from Washington state.
Source: Census Bureau/USDA
October 3, 2009
In 2008, an average of 31 million children each month participated in the national school lunch program.
Source: Census Bureau
October 2, 2009
Of the 10.9 million children age 5 to 17 in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home, 7.9 million speak Spanish.
Source: Census Bureau
October 1, 2009
Texas is the state that produces the most crude oil in the U.S., with 1,087,000 barrels a day.
Source: Energy Information Administration
September 30, 2009
Seventy-one percent of U.S. oil consumption is for transportation.
Source: Energy Information Administration
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Sept. 22-Sept. 28
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In the FactCheck Mailbag we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
September 29, 2009
There are 42 gallons of oil in a barrel.
Source: Energy Information Administration
September 28, 2009
In 2007, there were 42,495 new cases of HIV/AIDS in adults and adolescents diagnosed in the U.S., with 74 percent of those for males.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
September 27, 2009
There are 2,139 bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Source: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh