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Pew: Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap

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Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap, Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, October 2009.

  • “Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree, according to a new national survey of 2,012 Latinos ages 16 and older by the Pew Hispanic Center conducted from Aug. 5 to Sept. 16, 2009. The biggest reason for the gap between the high value Latinos place on education and their more modest aspirations to finish college appears to come from financial pressure to support a family, the survey finds.”

    • New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Homeland Defense, Employment Disrimination, Medicaid for Children,

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    2010 Census: Census Bureau Continues to Make Progress in Mitigating Risks to a Successful Enumeration, but Still Faces Various Challenges, GAO-10-132T, October 07, 2009 Homeland Defense: Planning, Resourcing, and Training Issues Challenge DOD’s Response to Domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive Incidents, GAO-10-123, October 07, 2009 Medicaid: State and Federal Actions Have Been… Continue Reading

    FBI – Major Cyber Fraud Takedown

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    FBI news release: “The largest number of defendants ever charged in a cyber crime case have been indicted in a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that uncovered a sophisticated “phishing” operation that fraudulently collected personal information from thousands of victims that was used to defraud American banks. [October 7, 2009], authorities… Continue Reading

    FCC: "America’s Mobile Broadband Future"

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    Prepared Remarks of Chairman Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission: “At the FCC, we also recognize that mobile is central to our mission. No sector of the communications industry holds greater potential to enhance America’s economic competitiveness, spur job creation, and improve the quality of our lives. My goals with regard to mobile are the same… Continue Reading

    Children’s Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey

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    News release: “The Department of Justice is releasing a new study today that measures the effects of youth violence in America, and the results are staggering. More than 60 percent of the children surveyed were exposed to violence in the past year, either directly or indirectly. Nearly half of children and adolescents were assaulted at… Continue Reading

    New HHS Guide for Community and Faith-Based Organizations Working to Help Americans Stay Healthy from H1N1 and Seasonal Flu

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    New Guide Available from U.S. Government for Community and Faith-Based Organizations Working to Help Americans Stay Healthy from H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: “Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the White House Office for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships began distributing a new flu-response guide for community and faith-based organizations this… Continue Reading

    European Commission: The Future of the Internet and Europe's Digital Agenda

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    Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission in charge of Information Society and Media, The Future of the Internet and Europe’s Digital Agenda – Brussels, 6 October 2009 “In less than 10 years, the internet has grown from being a novel technical gadget application into becoming central to the economic systems of the developed world.… Continue Reading