Defunding the Police: Is it Reducing the Safety of Students?
The Los Angeles Unified School District is redirecting funding to replace many campus police officers with school climate coaches. Will this plan create safer environments for students and staff than before the reduction of staffing levels for the LAPD?…
The President as Integrator in Chief
Mary Parker Follett saw the concept of integration as the highest form of conflict resolution, where the focus is not on different positions but on the wants, interests and values of the different sides.…
DSJ’s Welcome to 2021: Themes From Our Recent Webinars
If public agencies are to be ANTI-racist, all those involved in public service must understand the causes and effects of injustices, name those injustices and take active, diverse, inclusive and meaningful steps to promote equity and justice for all.…
Problem-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning and Product-Based Learning: What’s the Difference?
It is the subtle differences in problem-based learning and project-based learning that significantly affect how students learn. There is also product-based learning. I advocate using all three PBLs to help students explore the challenges they will face in their public administration careers.…
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