Detailed report on high school drop outs (November 8, 2011)

The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts
A report by Civic Enterprises in association with Peter D. Hart Research Associates for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
By: John M. Bridgeland, John J. DiIulio, Jr., Karen Burke Morison, March 2006

Click here to read the PDF document: http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/thesilentepidemic3-06.pdf

New Information Released by the U.S. Census (August 15, 2011)

The U.S. Census has released the following information:

• New local-level demographic information — the most detailed counts available so far from the 2010 Census.
• SAIPE Interactive Map Tool: The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program provides annual estimates of income and poverty statistics for all states, counties, and school districts.
• Back to School: many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation's students and teachers.
• A video on educational attainment

Click on http://www.census.gov/

Prerequisites for taking IT to the next level (July 05, 2011)

Are you thinking of upgrading your old computers and networks? In this article, Scott Lowe answers the question, If you have an environment that has old technology and needs a facelift, where is the biggest value? Click on this link:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/prerequisites-for-taking-it-to-the-next-level/6001?tag=nl.e101

An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in Metropolitan Richmond (March 21, 2011)

By John V. Moeser, Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, University of Richmond

This PDF document was prepared for a presentation at VCU, "Unpacking the Census," in which the poverty rates in the Richmond metropolitan area are discussed at length, including the city and Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, New Kent and Charles City counties.

Click here for the Moeser Presentation.
Click here for the Table Recommendations