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Starting Out Right
A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, …
Understanding Narratives for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of …
Investing in Research Infrastructure in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Framework for K-12 Science Education
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The …
Climate Change Education
The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other private groups, …
Communicating Science Effectively
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal …
Preparing For the 2000 Census
What's Changing in Prosecution?
This workshop arose out of the efforts of the Committee on Law and Justice to assist the National Institute of Justice in identifying gaps in the overall research portfolio on …
Educating Language-Minority Children
In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present …
Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and …
Improving the Social Security Representative Payee Program
More than 7 million recipients of Social Security benefits have a representative payeea person or an organizationto receive or manage their benefits. These payees manage Old Age, …
Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private …