http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012045.pdf
The 2012 report presents 49 indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on participation in education and outcomes of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.scribd.com/doc/94669649/Social-Media-Guidance
Guidelines for British civil servants on the benefits of social media and how it can be used responsibly to enhance policy making and service delivery. From the Home Office
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/pdf/WUP2011_Highlights.pdf
Presents the official United Nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for major areas, regions, and countries of the world and of all urban areas with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2011. Presents trends of urban and rural world populations for 2011 to 2050. From the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-94.html
Press release which reports availability of detailed social, economic, and housing characteristics for hundreds of race, tribal, Hispanic, and ancestry groups at various geographic levels. The information is comparable to the racial information from the old long-form of the Census, and is available via the American Fact Finder tool. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/acsbr10-19.pdf
Presents estimates at the national and state level of those aged 25 and over with a higher education degree by race and Hispanic origin. Reports that 28% of the U.S. population has a bachelor’s degree or higher with 50% of those who identified themselves as Asian alone having the bachelor’s degree or higher. From the Census Bureau
Lays out three primary objectives in creating a digital strategy for delivering government services: provide high quality information for all types of digital devices; procure and manage digital information devices, applications, and data in smart, secure, and affordable ways; and use digital information to spur innovation. From the White House
http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/591084.pdf
Identifies key questions that agencies should consider when evaluating whether to consolidate infrastructure and management functions and illustrates the questions with agency consolidate examples. From the Government Accountability Office