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U.S. Government Publications for EducatorsWashington, D.C. - It's September and a new school year has just begun. To help administrators, teachers, parents and students prepare, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) offers the following education publications for sale. ESSENTIAL PUBLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
Publisher: Labor Dept., Labor Statistics Bureau Description: Describes about 250 occupations in detail. It covers what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. It also includes information on additional occupations. Year/Pages: 2010: 885 p.; ill.
Price:
$23.00
Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Description:
Provides science-based advice to promote health and to reduce risk for major chronic diseases through diet and physical activity. It is oriented toward parents, policymakers, nutrition educators, nutritionists, and healthcare providers. It summarizes and synthesizes knowledge regarding individual nutrients and food components into recommendations for a pattern of eating that can be adopted by the public. Key recommendations are grouped under nine inter-related focus areas. Contains the new food plate that replaces the well-known food Year/Pages: 2010: 112 p.
Price:
$19.00
Publisher: Commerce Dept., Census Bureau Description: Provides standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. A must-have for every classroom from middle school to college, it is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts. Year/Pages: 2010: 1028 p.; ill. Price: $39.00
Publisher: Library of Congress, Federal Research Division Description: Offers a concise and objective examination of the dominant historical, geographic, social, economic, political, and military aspects of contemporary Iran. Has 5 chapters on: Historical Setting; The Society and its Environment (covers geography, population, social systems, education, health, and welfare); The Economy (focuses on overview and sectorial analyses); Government and Politics (covers political institutions, political dynamics, and foreign policy); and National Security (covers military institutions and regional and national security problems/issues). Year/Pages: 2008: 402 p.; ill.
Price:
$32.00
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Description:
Contains; Settlement information for new immigrants; Information on the naturalization process; Study materials for the naturalization test; Reference materials on the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship and U.S. history; Multimedia tools including Year/Pages: 2011: Kit.
Price:
$49.00
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: Discusses expanding English as a Second Language, civics, and citizenship education. Outlines a start-up process of gathering relevant information and resources to develop and sustain community ESL, civics, and citizenship education program, recruit and train volunteers, and recruit students. It also includes basic recommendations and sample forms and materials. Year/Pages: 2009: 43 p.; ill.
Price:
$5.25
TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Teaches young children and families about fire safety, hot and cold, and what to do when you hear a smoke alarm. It includes ideas for mapping emergency escape routes from your home or apartment and a few safety rhymes that can be sung. Year/Pages: 2009: 8 p.; ill.
Price:
$1.00
Publisher: Energy Dept., Energy Information Administration, and National Energy Education Development Project Description: Uses games and activities to education children about energy issues. Year/Pages: 2010: 14 p.; ill.
Price:
$5.00
Publisher: Government Printing Office, Publications and Information Sales Description: Squeaks, a video game space mouse, helps elementary school student Jake discover about the history of the invention of printing so Jake can write a report. Illustrated in color. Published during the occasion of GPO's 150th Anniversary year and after the renovation of the GPO bookstore. Year/Pages: 2010: 24 p.; ill.
Price:
$5.00
EDUCATION POLICY AND STATISTICS
Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 49 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a special section on high-poverty schools. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. Year/Pages: 2010: 429 p.; ill.
Price:
$53.00
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics Description: Includes five sections of indicators: Participation in education; Learner outcomes; Student effort and educational progress; Contexts of elementary and secondary education; and Contexts of postsecondary education. Also contains a glossary; bibliography; and index. Year/Pages: 2011: 410 p.; ill.
Price:
$52.00
Publisher: Commerce Dept., Economics and Statistics Administration, Census Bureau Description: Discusses school enrollment levels and trends in the population aged 3 and older based on data collection in 2008 by the U.S. Census Bureau in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS). Year/Pages: 2011: 16 p.
Price:
$3.00
Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It also contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. It provides supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data. Year/Pages: 2010: 728 p.; ill.
Price:
$67.00
Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
Description:
Provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions. For the Nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and Year/Pages: 2011: 180 p.; ill.
Price:
$27.00
Code of Federal Regulations Title 34-Education. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of July 1, 2011:
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register Year/Pages: 2011: 678 p. Price: $56.00
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register Description: The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Year/Pages: 2011: 824 p. Price: $67.00
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register Year/Pages: 2011: 466 p. Price: $67.00 SCHOOL CRIME AND SAFETY
Publisher: Justice Dept., Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Description:
Using the themes of the classic Broadway and movie musical West Side Story, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (the COPS Office) is publishing the West Side Story Project Toolkit (WSSP) to address youth violence and youth-police relations. This resource provides an opportunity for law enforcement to partner with local theater, schools, youth-based organizations, and community groups to Year/Pages: 2010: Kit.
Price:
$35.00
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics Description: This report is the 13th in a series of annual publications and presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. It covers topics such as: victimization, bullying, weapons, teacher injury, drugs, and more. Year/Pages: 2010: 191 p.; ill.
Price:
$30.00
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics, Institute for Education Sciences
Description:
Uses data from the 2007-08 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) to examine a range of issues dealing with school crime and safety, such as the frequency of school crime and violence, disciplinary actions, and school practices related to the prevention Year/Pages: 2009: 84 p.
Price:
$13.50
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences Year/Pages: 2010: 67 p.; ill.
Price:
$11.50
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