A look at the world in numbers

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Number of schools (of 59) closed by the Kansas City School Board March 11

18,000

Drop in enrollment in Kansas City’s public schools in the last 10 years, to 17,000, the lowest since the 1880s

700

Number of jobs that will be created in Washington D.C. by legalizing gay marriage

17

Billion, the Forbes estimate of the value of the national market for same-sex marriages

48

Percent of children born in the U.S. in 2008 who were minorities, compared to 37 percent in 1990. Demographers estimate that 2010 will be the first year in history in which the majority of babies born in the U.S. will be minorities.

$8,700

The Congressional pay cut proposed by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D–AZ), which would save Congress $4.7 million

65,000

Number of adults and children who received services from domestic violence programs nationwide on Sept. 15, 2009

2

Number of women who miscarried that day as a result of domestic violence

Sources: Kansas City Star; Washington Post; Associated Press; National Network to End Domestic Violence