http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/data/language_map.html
Interactive map which displays penetration of languages spoken across the U.S. Spanish and Chinese are now the major alternative languages to English in the U.S. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-22.pdf
Covers the number of people speaking languages other than English at home (now up to 20%) and their ability to speak English, by selected social and demographic characteristics. From the Census Bureau
http://www.humanitiescommission.org/_pdf/hss_report.pdf
Argues that instruction in the humanities and social sciences is as crucial to national security, innovation, and competitiveness as the STEM fields. From the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp1_02.pdf
Newly updated version of dictionary which represents authoritative source for the vocabulary of military affairs. From the Department of Defense, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42482.pdf
Discusses Sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the key criteria when redistricting of not denying the right to vote or the right to equally participate in the political process to members of a racial or language minority group, and pending legislation and court cases relevant to these matters. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Standards developed by state-based groups which have been much in the news because of the shift in emphasis away from fiction and toward nonfiction. From the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-10.pdf
This report presents data on the frequency and percentage of the U.S. population aged five and over who spoke a Native North American language at home. Also includes a map of U.S. counties showing the density of residents who spoke a Native North American language. From the Census Bureau
Explores demographic characteristics, citizenship and immigration, family and personal life, education and language, employment and economic well-being, and geographic location of Virginia’s 630,000 Hispanic residents. From the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia