The Higher Earning in America: Are 529 Plans a Good Way to Save for College?

This article studies whether 529 plans are an effective way for most people to save for college. The 529 plans were created in 1996 to help low- and middle-income American families save for college. Since this time they have adopted more tax advantages and grown substantially as a result. While total balances in 529 plans now exceed $250 billion, less than 3.0 percent of households have a 529 plan. And the majority of 529 plan accounts are held by the wealthiest households. Low- and middle-income households receive little tax savings from investing in 529 plans, and some states count these plans against financial aid. Also, 529 plans are complicated, rules vary by state, and fund management fees tend to be high. Thus, 529 plans are not the panacea to college affordability.     

构建边境和谐警民关系的意义现状及路径选择

为构建和谐警民关系,公安边防部队做了诸多探索,也取得了一定成效,但在边防监督执法、服务观念等方面,与人民群众的新要求还有一定差距。本文分析了新时期构建和谐警民关系的意义,并针对当前构建和谐警民关系的现状剖析了存在的问题,最后结合实践提出了新时期构建和谐警民关系的对策。     

Understanding China’s official statistics

In response to the three influential doubts about government statistics, this article expounds the differences between relevant common economic statistical indicators and the national account indicators that reflect demand structure and national income distribution structure. The comparisons include the following aspects: the differences between household consumption expenditure from household survey and from expenditure-based GDP; the differences between total retail sales of consumer goods and final consumption expenditure from expenditure-based GDP; the differences between government expenditure from government fiscal statistics and government consumption expenditure from expenditure-based GDP; the differences between total investment in fixed assets from investment statistics and gross fixed capital formation from expenditure-based GDP; the differences between inventories and change in inventories from expenditure-based GDP; the differences between foreign trade balance from customs statistics and net exports of goods and services from expenditure-based GDP; and the differences between household disposable income from the household survey and from the Flow of Funds Table, etc. In addition, this article answers the questions proposed by the three doubts correspondingly.     

关于新时期高校学生宿舍管理的几点思考

大学生宿舍管理问题越来越受到社会各界的关注,本文从研究大学生宿舍管理的意义出发,在分析了某些大学生宿舍管理中存在的主要问题的基础上,总结和概括了完善大学生宿舍管理的几点策略。     

对我省高职专科入学制度的思考

安徽省近几年高职专科教育进入了快速发展的时期，但生源数量呈逐年下降的趋势。以安徽省高职教育的入学制度为切入点，在分析高职专科招生现状及其存在问题的基础上，就专业设置及招生入学考试提出了高职入学制度的改革措施，以期促进高职专科教育的持续健康发展。     

我国区域经济安全动态监测分析

本文在界定我国区域经济安全内涵的基础上，通过国家经济安全指标依经济区域分解法，对影响我国经济安全的重点区域进行了一次全面动态的监测评估，定量研究发现：（1）2005-2009年，我国经济安全处于中度到低度不安全状态，其中影响我国经济安全的外来风险的85%集中在东部沿海七大省（市），经济风险省域高度集中，不利于分解我国的经济不安全状态，但近5年有缓慢下降态势。（2）我国经济安全防范能力的42%来自于东部沿海七大省（市），呈现低度集中结构，但近3年有缓慢上升态势。（3）2005-2009年，七大省（市）对全国经济安全的总体影响度为68%，经济风险呈现中度集中，但近5年有逐渐下降态势。（4）广东省对全国经济安全的影响度最高（19%），江苏省第二（13%），上海市第三（11%），浙江省第四（8%），山东省第五（7%），北京市（5%）与辽宁省（5%）并列第六位。     

践行社会主义核心价值体系培养“四有”新人

随着我国政治、经济、文化事业的蓬勃发展、社会主义现代化建设和小康社会的奋斗目标正在进一步实现,可是我们也应该看到,意识形态多样化的倾向也在严重影响着大学生的健康成长和思想。我们的党和国家要高度重视这些问题,我们要通过以社会主义核心价值体系为指导,对大学生思想政治教育的原因进行分析研究,我们必须要坚持马克思主义的主导地位、用中国特色社会主义核心价值体系来教育和引领大学生思想政治教育工作。     

国防教育对民办高校大学生意志力的影响

本文将国防教育和民办高校大学生意志力的相关理论相结合,主要阐述了国防教育对民办高校大学生意志力的影响并且用实证和质证访谈的方法对陕西有代表性的三所民办高校2009级新生在军训前后的意志力改变情况进行分析比较,了解大学生在接受国防教育后的意志力改变情况,并提出对策与建议。     

解决两个问题 提高中职生作文质量

制约中职生作文质量的因素很多,涉及的方面很广,提高作文质量要做的工作也很多,但我觉得首先要解决两个问题。第一是要解决学生对作文存在的畏难心理,第二是帮助学生提高运用素材的能力。这是中职生写作文时普遍存在的两个基础问题,而提高运用素材的能力则更为重要。     

Visitors’ acceptance of negative ecological impacts in national parks: comparing the explanatory power of psychographic scales in a Norwegian mountain setting

Even in protected areas, it is inevitable that any human use will produce some impact on natural resources. This study identifies visitors’ tolerance of potential negative ecological impacts from tourism activities and facilities in a Norwegian national park context, based on park visitors’ expressed degree of acceptance of negative effects on particular species of wildlife (wild reindeer and raptors) and on vegetation. Attitudes were analysed using psychographic scales, reflecting respondents’ nature orientations, their specific facility desires, their preferences in a wilderness setting and their concerns about human interaction with the natural environment. Fourteen research hypotheses were tested. Findings demonstrated that the psychographic scales explained more variation in attitudes than most social background and trip characteristics. Higher levels of education among visitors were strongly associated with increased ecological concern; age and gender were not. There was generally strong ecological awareness and eco-centrism among park visitors in general, with a small proportion of wilderness purists. Better trail conditions, signposting and interpretation were sought. But park visitors were also found to possess a complex mixture of needs and drivers. The study found significant potential for strategic alliances between tourism and conservation interests, and key value issues for park governance systems.