Sick School Syndrome Statistics

• According to the Education Writers Association, 25% of the nation's schools are inadequate. Of these, 42% had environmental hazards; 61% needed maintenance or major repairs.
• According to the American Association of School Administrators, one building in every 8 or 13,200 schools across the nation are inadequate places for learning.
• Nearly 5 million children are subjected to substandard schools every day.
• One million children are sitting in classrooms in buildings that are structurally unsound.
• According to the U.S. Government Accounting Office, our aging schools need $112 billion for repairs and upgrades.

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