Announces effort by federal government to encourage schools and educators to move away from traditional text books and use openly licensed educational materials. Includes proposal to require all copyrighted intellectual property created with department grant funds to have an open license. From the U.S. Department of Education
http://jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports/Rpt475.pdf
Reports on the growth of Virginia state spending over the past decade. Controlled for growth in population and inflation, the total state budget grew by 15%. Largest areas of budget growth were in direct aid to education and Medicaid services. From the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/dairy_study2015_0.pdf
Examines the characteristics of Virginia’s dairy industry, describes the methods and data used to measure the contribution made by the industry to the state’s economy, and provides results in aggregate and by component production and processing areas. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
http://governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/newsarticle?articleId=13300
Press release which announces that 78% of Virginia’s 1,823 public schools are rated as fully accredited for the 2015-16 school year. From the Office of the Governor
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4566.pdf
Reviews significant trade and investment policies by the government of Narendra Modi since he took office in May 2014. From the U.S. International Trade Commission
Assesses the country’s shift to a market economy since 2001 in light of the country’s history, culture, and ideology. Finds more support among the younger generation, but dissatisfaction from others due to social conditions and an association with Western values. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve14p2
Topics include biological and chemical warfare policies, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Threshold Test Ban Treaty, and approaches to nuclear testing and test-ban proposals. From the State Department
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2015/pdf/gdp3q15_adv.pdf
Reports that real GDP advanced at an annual rate of 1.5% in the third quarter of 2015. The second quarter figure was +3.9%. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis