The moment many of us in the public data community have feared has come to pass: the President has fired the head of a federal statistical agency because the data are politically inconvenient. Today President…
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, over 1,000 staff from the Department of Education were laid off. This includes almost all staff from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which housed the National Center for Education…
APDU joined co-signing organizations to ask Congress to restore and protect federally-funded data on agency websites and portals. Over 230 organizations and 2,600 individuals signed onto the letter. On February 11, it was transmitted to Senate…
Election Results Congratulations to all of our new and returning Board members. We wish you all happy holidays, and we look forward to working together in the new year.
The U.S. Census Bureau released a proof-of-concept data product and documentation for the 2020 Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B (DDHC-B). The DDHC-B will provide data on housing tenure and household type for just over 1,500 detailed racial…
Katherine Wallman, the former chief statistician of the United States, passed away on January 17, 2024. She was a prominent figure in the data user community, such as serving as a member of the APDU…
December 14, 2023 FEATURE Last Bi-Weekly Newsletter of 2023 This marks the APDU’s final bi-weekly newsletter of 2023. We would like to thank all our readers who continue to engage with and find value…
November 30, 2023 FEATURE Data Storytelling Workshop – LAST CHANCE December 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2023 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET Final week to register Interested in the upcoming Data Storytelling Workshop,…
November 9, 2023 FEATURE Storytelling with Data: How Organizations Can Use Data to Communicate Impact This Bi-Weekly features a blog post from APDU board member Aaron Bean’s organization, Asemio, that highlights how data can…
October 26, 2023 FEATURE APDU Data Storytelling Awards Webinar Next Tuesday October 31, 2023 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to continue sharing the work…
October 12, 2023 FEATURE New Blog: Trustworthy Data for Social and Economic Research In an age of misinformation, relevant, accurate, and timely data is now more valuable than ever. In a new post, Melissa…
September 28, 2023 FEATURE Sign up for APDU’s Storytelling Workshop Today! Your data are only as effective as the story you tell. Sign up now for APDU’s data storytelling workshop in Arlington, VA on November…