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It’s Fire Prevention Week.
We not only honor America’s firefighters this week, but it’s a time to promote emergency preparedness and fire safety.
Our On the Map for Emergency Management data tool provides Census Bureau data on the populations and workforce impacted by wildfires.
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This week, October 9-15, is Fire Prevention Week and Earth Science Week.
September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. This October, we celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month, and we mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
National Energy Awareness Month and National Seafood Month also take center stage in October.
Additionally, October is Polish-American Heritage Month and Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month.
In last week’s blog post, Director Robert Santos talks about his post-secondary education journey and personal experiences from San Antonio Community College to graduate school in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Read more and stay tuned next week for part 5 of his Hispanic Heritage Month blog series.
October 6, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 Census operational quality metrics for individual counties and tracts. The metrics show how the census collected data within the counties and tracts and can provide insight on the quality of the 2020 Census.
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released an early look at data from the Annual Survey of School System Finances. The data provide initial insight into spending per public school pupil (pre-K through 12th grade), as well as revenue and other school system spending details in 38 states and the District of Columbia.
The tables in the preliminary release present fiscal year (FY) 2021 school system finance data. The accompanying visualization compares these stats to data in prior years to provide timely information about how they may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the early release, only a subset of geographic areas is included.
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