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New Proposed Changes to the ACS
A new FRN came out on Friday, May 29, 2015 proposing three additional changes resulting from late-breaking developments from ongoing research on ways to reduce respondent burden:
- The first change is to remove the question about flush toilets from the ACS.
- The second is to reword the questions on computer and internet usage.
- The third is to streamline our mailing procedures.
If approved by OMB after the required 30-day comment period, these changes could be implemented in time for the 2016 ACS that begins in January. We invite you to review the changes and share your feedback about them with the Census Bureau. If you have any questions, please contact Gary Chappell at Gary.B.Chappell@census.gov.
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The Problem with Longitudinal Data
Has anyone out there found a really good, really early indicator that?s actually useful in improving institutional performance? Right now, researchers have to choose between timely and good, and that?s a frustrating choice.
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Colleges Use Data for Improvement
Community college leaders shared their experiences using data to assess performance and improve programs at the National Benchmarking Conference in Overland Park, Kansas.
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House Bill Aims to Improve Postsecondary Data System
Recently, a bipartisan group of House members introduced H.R. 2518, the ?Student Right to Know Before You Go? Act of 2015. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), would provide students, families, and policymakers much-needed information to improve postsecondary education decisions.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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Visualization of the Week
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Visualization Shows How Many Lives Were Lost In WWII
The numbers are truly saddening and absolutely staggering. If you have time on your hands, sit through this illuminating data visualization video that details how many lives were cut short from World War II.
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Notable Data Publications
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Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we?ll include it here.
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APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
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Census Bureau
- American Community Survey (June 26, 2015)
- National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (July 6, 2015)
Department of Education
- School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2016 and 2018 (July 2, 2015)
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
- Floriculture Survey (July 28, 2015)
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