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April 5, 2018 FEATURES A Census Citizenship Question Wouldn’t Just Impact Blue States Blue states are suing to block the question, but they aren’t the only areas particularly vulnerable to losing money and political power…
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March 29, 2018 FEATURES Department of Commerce Includes Citizenship Question in 2020 Census The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that a question on citizenship status will be included in the 2020 decennial census questionnaire to…
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March 22, 2018 FEATURES Announcing the 2018 APDU Annual Conference We invite you to shape the future of the federal statistical system and the use of public data. The Association of Public Data Users…
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March 15, 2018 FEATURES State Data Sharing Initiative Reports Released! We invite you to learn more about how to facilitate state level data sharing to improve the evidence-based evaluation of economic and workforce development. The…
State Data Sharing Initiative Reports Released!
We invite you to learn more about how to improve your economic and workforce development outcomes by using evidence to drive decision making. The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) just released the report, “Advancing State Data Sharing for Better Economic and Workforce Development” and the tool “Legal Guide to Administrative Data Sharing for Economic and Workforce Development” that offer important lessons for states interested in enabling the responsible use of administrative records for program research and analysis.
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March 8, 2018 FEATURES New BEA Data on Outdoor Recreation Economy?Provide Comment The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released prototype estimates from the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA), spotlighting BEA?s new work on estimating…
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March 1, 2018 FEATURES Ex-Census Director: Citizenship Question Is ‘a Tremendous Risk’ The bureau?s former boss explains why adding a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2020 count would be a big mistake. Weekly Update…
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Features Department of Commerce Releases Strategic Plan On February 13, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released the Department of Commerce?s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. See Objectives 2.3, 4.1, and 4.2 for detail on the Department?s…
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Features Professor Withdraws from Consideration for Top Census Job Thomas Brunell, a Texas professor with no government experience who testified on behalf of Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, has withdrawn from consideration for…
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Features Opinion: Is There Room for Science and Evidence in Budget? Policymaking informed by evidence can improve outcomes, make public policies more effective and efficient, and help restore flagging trust in our government institutions.…
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Features New APDU Webinar on Data Documentation The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an international standard for describing survey and other social science data. Documenting research data with DDI facilitates interpretation and understanding ?…
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Features Why Asking About Citizenship Makes Census Less Accurate Distrust of the government’s intentions toward noncitizens may be hard to overcome, research suggests, and political developments have increased levels of distrust. Question…