Impact of a government shutdown (Washington Post): An agency-by-agency breakdown of the impact of the government shutdown. A great resource for those interested in specific government agencies and how their work or research may be affected.
Second Annual Manufacturing Day Celebrates American Know-how (Industry Week): An introduction to October’s “Manufacturing Day” activities. How manufacturers on the 4th will connect with communities and make the case for manufacturing careers in the United States.
Student-Loan Default Rates Continue Steady Climb (Chronicle): With an increase in the percentage of borrowers defaulting on federal student loans within 2 years of starting repayment, loan default rates may have an impact on President Obama’s proposed ratings of colleges.
Districts Developing More Intelligent Data Use (Education Week): How California’s Sanger Unified School District is collecting mass amounts of data from its students in hopes of using the information to benefit teaching through the creation of assessments, help with faster scoring, and help with analyzing of results.
The Government Shutdown and Libraries (American Libraries Magazine): A snapshot of how the library community is affected by the government shutdown, until the budget situation is resolved.
Building Equal Futures, Connecting Women and Girls to STEM Opportunities (WhiteHouse.gov): After the one year anniversary of the Equal Futures Partnership—a global collaboration aimed at advancing women’s and girls’ economic and political participation, the Partnership announced new and future efforts to continue building upon their mission and how the White House will help.
