Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2012: Dept. of Energy FY 2012 justifications
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
U.S. Education Reform and National Security
Author: Joel I. Klein
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN: 087609521X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role. This report notes that while the United States invests more in K-12 public education than many other developed countries, its students are ill prepared to compete with their global peers. According to the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international assessment that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science every three years, U.S. students rank fourteenth in reading, twenty-fifth in math, and seventeenth in science compared to students in other industrialized countries. The lack of preparedness poses threats on five national security fronts: economic growth and competitiveness, physical safety, intellectual property, U.S. global awareness, and U.S. unity and cohesion, says the report. Too many young people are not employable in an increasingly high-skilled and global economy, and too many are not qualified to join the military because they are physically unfit, have criminal records, or have an inadequate level of education. The report proposes three overarching policy recommendations: implement educational expectations and assessments in subjects vital to protecting national security; make structural changes to provide students with good choices; and, launch a "national security readiness audit" to hold schools and policymakers accountable for results and to raise public awareness.
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN: 087609521X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role. This report notes that while the United States invests more in K-12 public education than many other developed countries, its students are ill prepared to compete with their global peers. According to the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international assessment that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science every three years, U.S. students rank fourteenth in reading, twenty-fifth in math, and seventeenth in science compared to students in other industrialized countries. The lack of preparedness poses threats on five national security fronts: economic growth and competitiveness, physical safety, intellectual property, U.S. global awareness, and U.S. unity and cohesion, says the report. Too many young people are not employable in an increasingly high-skilled and global economy, and too many are not qualified to join the military because they are physically unfit, have criminal records, or have an inadequate level of education. The report proposes three overarching policy recommendations: implement educational expectations and assessments in subjects vital to protecting national security; make structural changes to provide students with good choices; and, launch a "national security readiness audit" to hold schools and policymakers accountable for results and to raise public awareness.
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2012: FERC; Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; NRC; Appalachian Regional Comission; Delta Regional Authority; Denali Commission
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
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Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Nevada Test Site Annual Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year ...
Author:
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Category : Nevada Test Site (Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Nevada Test Site (Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2012
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Publisher:
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025060
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025060
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
The Pig Book
Author: Citizens Against Government Waste
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312343576
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312343576
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2013: Dept. of Energy FY 2013 justifications
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2014
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2015: Department of Energy: Environmental Management, FY 2015 budget; applied energy funding, FY 2015 budget; science, FY 2015 budget
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to energy development
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
Book Description