- Several US states plan to increase school hours and days in an effort to improve education standards. Around 20,000 students from 40 schools in 5 states will have at least 300 additional hours of school.
- As of December 31, 2012 over 63,500 refugees have been resettled in the US across 8 countries according to UNHCR and IOM. The top destinations were US with 63,047, Australia with 3,837 and Sweden with 2,296.
- The FDA has launched a public awareness campaign called BeSafeRx to warn consumers about fake drugs sold online which can pose health risks.