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EPIC (Every Person Influences Children)

EPIC's Character Education Program trains teachers and support staff to infuse an innovative, grade-level appropriate, K-6 curriculum directly into their lesson plans. The curriculum, specifically tied to the new higher learning standards, promotes nine character traits which impact responsible behavior, effective decision-making, and civility: Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Caring, Respect, Fairness, Open-mindedness, Citizenship, Honesty, and Self-reliance.


Population Grade: B+
-10.8 % Population Change
26.3 % Population Under 18 Years
 
Health Grade: B 
17.0 % Births to Teens
9.3 Infant Mortality Rate
66 % of Eligible Women not receiving Title X Services
3 Contraceptive Equity
10.4 % of Kids without Health Insurance
 
Education Grade: B 
74.6 % of Residents with a HS Diploma
16 Ratio of PopEd Teachers Trained
3 Sex Ed Data
34 % of Kids Proficient in Reading, Grade 4
32 % of Kids Proficient in Math, Grade 8
 
Community Grade: B 
21.9 % of Kids in Poverty
13.0 % Growth in Urbanized Land
1265 Rate of Violent Crimes
3 Recycling

 


OVERALL
B+
 
RANK
30
out of 80
Unranked Indicators
292,648  Population
 
2,781.8  City Density
 
1,170,111  MSA Population
 

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