http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_05.pdf
This report presents 2008 infant mortality statistics by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. Reports that the U.S. infant mortality rate was 6.61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2008, 2% lower than the rate of 6.75 in 2007. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/stt2011/20124678.asp
Shows state results for the Science 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress including component groups of statewide scores and compares to national averages. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012465.pdf
Reports on the improved performance of U.S. eighth graders on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress science assessment which measures student’s knowledge and abilities in the areas of physical science, life science and Earth and space sciences. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acs-19.pdf
Presents information on the demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States based on data from the 2010 American Community Survey. Reports that foreign-born households were, on average, larger than households of native born people, and more likely to be multigenerational. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-12.pdf
Provides characteristics of the 1,2 million people who identified themselves as belonging to the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander category on the 2010 Census. From the Census Bureau
http://library.globalchange.gov/u-s-global-change-research-program-strategic-plan-2012-2021
Subtitled: A Strategic Plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the plan is built around 4 goals: to advance the science, better inform policy decisions, conduct assessments, and educate the public. From the U.S. Global Change Research Program
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13405
Warns that budget shortfalls, inflation, launch failures, and reductions in mission scope have left U.S. earth observation systems in a more precarious position than 5 years ago. Follows a 2007 study, Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond. From the National Research Council
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/05-09-EnergySecurity.pdf
This paper examines the ability of U.S. households and businesses to accommodate disruptions of supply in energy markets and actions that the government could take to reduce the effects of such disruptions. From the Congressional Budget Office