Chemical From Plastic Water Bottles Found Throughout Oceans, by Brandon Keim “A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked to developmental disorders, is ubiquitous in Earths oceans. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found mostly in shatter-proof plastics and… Continue Reading
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PC World: Dell's SEC report describes challenges for PC makers
PC World, John P. Mello Jr.: “Dell described a bleak outlook for the PC industry on Good Friday in a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The document, one of several filed by the company in connection with its move to go private, includes a laundry list of ills that pretty much… Continue Reading
Report of Select Committee on Intelligence to US Senate covering the period January 5, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence to United States Senate covering the period January 5, 2011 – January 3, 2013, 113th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Report 113-7. “A major focus of the Committee’s oversight agenda is the review of existing intelligence programs and proposed legislation to ensure that U.S. person privacy rights and civil… Continue Reading
National Women's History Museum – "educates, inspires, empowers, and shapes the future"
Elissa Blattman: “The website for the National Women’s History Museum is – www.nwhm.org. The museum recently launched a new exhibit called “From Ideas to Independence: A Century of Entrepreneurial Women,” which you can link to from the main page. This is a virtual museum that is trying to get the last spot on the National… Continue Reading
Paying for college: Strategies to afford higher education today
Paying for college: Strategies to afford higher education today – by Dennis Vilorio, an economist in the Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, BLS “This article is a guide to affording higher education. The first section describes ways to plan for college expenses before enrolling. The second section explains how to finance higher education.… Continue Reading
Paper – Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students
Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students. SIEPR Discussion Paper 12-014, by Caroline Hoxby and Sarah Turner. Published: 03/28/13 “Only a minority of high-achieving, low-income students apply to colleges in the same way that other high-achieving students do: applying to several selective colleges whose curriculum is designed for students with a level of achievement… Continue Reading
Brookings – Do School Districts Matter?
Do School Districts Matter?, by: Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst, Matthew M. Chingos and Michael R. Gallaher “School districts occupy center stage in education reform in the U.S. They manage nearly all public funding and are frequently the locus of federal and state reform initiatives, e.g., instituting meaningful teacher evaluation systems. The most charismatic leaders over… Continue Reading
GAO Reports – CA High-Speed Passenger Rail, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
California High-Speed Passenger Rail – Project Estimates Could Be Improved to Better Inform Future Decisions, GAO-13-304, Mar 28, 2013 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – Standards Needed to Improve Identification of Racial and Ethnic Over representation in Special Education, GAO-13-137, Feb 27, 2013 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements… Continue Reading
Computer network support specialists is the largest newly defined occupation at 167,980
“Computer network support specialists, with employment of 167,980 in May 2012, and nurse practitioners, with employment of 105,780, were 2 of the largest new occupations in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These are 2 of 24 newly defined detailed occupations shown in table A. National… Continue Reading
BLS – Reduce, reuse, recycle: green technologies and practices at work
Audrey Watson: “Fifty-seven percent of businesses in the United States used green technologies or practices to improve energy efficiency within their establishments in August 2011, and over half used green technologies and practices to reduce or eliminate the creation of waste materials as a result of operations. These are some of the results from the… Continue Reading
Census – Information and Communication Technology
“These statistics estimate capitalized and noncapitalized spending in 2011 for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and computer software at the sector level, as well as at the North American Industry Classification System three-digit and selected four-digit industry level. The estimates provide policymakers and the private sector with a relevant, timely and more accurate measure… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Selected Weapon Programs, Defense Contracting, Energy Efficiency, Export-Import Bank, Manufactured Homes, National Airspace System, Wind Energy
Defense Acquisitions – Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, GAO-13-294SP, Mar 28, 2013 Defense Contracting – Actions Needed to Increase Competition, GAO-13-325, Mar 28, 2013 Energy Efficiency – Better Coordination among Federal Programs Needed to Allocate Testing Resources, GAO-13-135, Mar 28, 2013 Export-Import Bank – Recent Growth Underscores Need for Continued Improvements in Risk Management, GAO-13-303,… Continue Reading
