The U.S. Census Bureau is bringing statistics into the classroom with Statistics in Schools (SIS)—its newly updated program that provides teachers with activities that use real census data. Teachers can incorporate statistics into their lessons regardless of what subject they teach or their experience level with statistics. Activities are designed for history, sociology, geography, and math classrooms—promoting cross-curricular education and showing that there is a place for data and statistics in all subjects.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of statistics-related jobs will increase by over 30 percent between 2014 and 2024. STEM is everywhere. In today’s economy, students need to understand data and statistics now more than ever. However, many teachers say they aren’t comfortable teaching statistics—but we can change that. Visit www.census.gov/schools.