Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, Director
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June 1, 2005
Russ Whitehurst, director of the Institute of Education Sciences and commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, describes the findings of the 2005 Condition of Education.
Clip #1
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Transcript: "I think the demographic changes in the country are really interesting and represent new challenges for the education system."
Clip #2
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Transcript: "Public enrollment in the earlier grades through grade eight is projected to decrease from 2003 through 2005, and then to increase again through 2014."
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Transcript: "Public enrollment in grades nine through twelve is projected to increase through 2007, and then decrease. Total enrollment is projected to increase to fifty million in 2014."
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