“The nation’s elementary-secondary public school systems spent an average of $10,615 per pupil in fiscal year 2010, up 1.1 percent from the previous year, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. District of Columbia public schools spent $18,667 per student in 2010, which is the most of any state or state equivalent.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
New GAO Reports – Defense Acquisition Workforce, Health Center Program, Medicaid, Personnel Security Clearances
Defense Acquisition Workforce – Improved Processes, Guidance, and Planning Needed to Enhance Use of Workforce Funds, GAO-12-747R, June 20, 2012 Health Center Program – 2011 Grant Award Process Highlighted Need and Special Populations and Merits Evaluation, GAO-12-504, May 29, 2012 Health Center Program – Improved Oversight Needed to Ensure Grantee Compliance with Requirements, GAO-12-546, May… Continue Reading
New York Fed – Percentage of delinquent mortgages by zip code
Regional Mortgage Conditions [New York City Boroughs, New Jersey, Long Island and Tri-State Area] – Percentage of delinquent mortgages. View the percentage of mortgages by delinquency status according to county and over time [60 days, 90 days, Foreclosure] “Data include first-lien mortgages on 1-4 unit residential properties as of the end of 2011. To approximate… Continue Reading
Article – The Public Domain: Surveillance in Everyday Life
The Public Domain: Surveillance in Everyday Life, Alice Marwick. Surveillance & Society, Vol 9, No 4 (2012) “People create profiles on social network sites and Twitter accounts against the background of an audience. This paper argues that closely examining content created by others and looking at ones own content through other peoples eyes, a common… Continue Reading
Check Point Survey Reveals a Generation Gap in Computer Security
News release: “Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd…announced the results of a new ZoneAlarm report revealing differences in the use of computer security between Gen Y and Baby Boomers. The report, The Generation Gap in Computer Security, found that Gen Y is more confident in its security knowledge than Baby Boomers. However, 50 percent of Gen… Continue Reading
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011
Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011. June 2012 “Once each year, this quarterly report presents health insurance coverage rates for selected states. In 2011, the percentage of persons who were uninsured at the time of interview among the 32 states shown ranged from 3.9% in Massachusetts to… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Report Shows Shared Households Increased 11.4 Percent from 2007 to 2010
News release: “In 2010, there were 22.0 million shared households in the United States, an 11.4 percent increase from 2007, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. This total of shared households accounted for 18.7 percent of all households, up from 17.0 percent in 2007. The report, Sharing a Household: Household Composition and Economic… Continue Reading
National Security Archive – New Digital Archive of 900 Documents on Japan and U.S.
New National Security Archive Publication Makes Available 900 Formerly Classified Documents: “The National Security Archive announces the publication of its latest digital compilation of declassified records on U.S. ties with a critically important global partner — Japan. The new collection, Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, Part III, 1961-2000, includes the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Charter Schools, Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Real Property, Intelligence Community Personnel, Nanotechnology
Charter Schools – Additional Federal Attention Needed to Help Protect Access for Students with Disabilities, GAO-12-543, June 7, 2012 Commercial Space Transportation – Industry Trends, Government Challenges, and International Competitiveness Issues, GAO-12-836T, June 20, 2012 Federal Real Property – National Strategy and Better Data Needed to Improve Management of Excess and Underutilized Property, GAO-12-645, June… Continue Reading
Yahoo Image and Video Search Expands Partnership with Getty Images
News release: “Today, we are taking Yahoo! Image Search and Video Search to an eye-catching new level. Through an extension of our partnership with Getty Images and some reengineering (and redesigning) of our multimedia search experiences, we are delivering a more timely experience, supported by the most recent, and often never-seen-before content…thanks to Getty Images,… Continue Reading
CRS – Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and DREAM Act Legislation
Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and DREAM Act Legislation, Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy, June 19, 2012 “Unauthorized aliens in the United States are able to receive free public education through high school. They may experience difficulty obtaining higher education, however, for several reasons. Among these reasons is a provision enacted in 1996 that prohibits… Continue Reading
BLS Monthly Labor Review – May 2012
Monthly Labor Review, May 2012, Vol. 135, Number 5 Older men: pushed into retirement in the 1970s and 1980s by the baby boomers? – Diane J. Macunovich Older workers and short-term jobs: employment patterns and determinants – Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn Measuring annual change in household wealth with the… Continue Reading
