Monthly Archives: June 2011

How Prevalent is “Academic Red-Shirting”?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Kurt Bauman, Chief, Education and Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census Bureau College football fans are no doubt familiar with the term “red-shirting.” This practice occurs when a player participates in an academic year but not in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged academic red-shirt, College football, foreign-born students, School Enrollment in the United States, student | 5 Comments

A New Benchmark for Minority Business Ownership

Posted on June 8, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Tom Mesenbourg, Deputy Director, US Census Bureau This week, the Census Bureau released a summary of the data it collected on minority-, women and veteran-owned businesses from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners (SBO). These data give … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Ownership | Tagged 2007 Survey of Business Owners, businesses, Census Bureau, economy, local government, minorities, SBO, veterans | 1 Comment

Visualizing Data with OnTheMap for Emergency Management

Posted on June 6, 2011 by briana

Tweet The Census Bureau released OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 today, the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season. Version 2.0 adds floods and wildfires to hurricanes which was released last year. OnTheMap for Emergency Management is a public data tool … Continue reading →