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A Skills Mismatch in Post-Earthquake Haiti: How International Aid Organizations and Beneficiaries Value Competencies

When a 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti in 2010, it left more than 200,000 people dead and 1 million people homeless. International aid organizations quickly arrived to assist and found they…

Has NCLB Enhanced Career and Technical Education?

Has NCLB Enhanced Career and Technical Education?

Critics of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) state its emphasis on math and reading tests narrow the curriculum, forcing schools to spend less time on subjects that aren’t explicitly tested.…

Towns in the Age of Megacities

Take a drive across the nation on a two-lane blacktop and you'll see the hollowing out of rural America is obvious. We are now living in the age of the…

Setting the Stage for Experiential Education

Setting the Stage for Experiential Education

Although traditions dictate occupations, religious practices and gender roles, many do not know the origin of the customs they hold dear. For example, our educational practices are deeply rooted in…

Is There too Much Technology in Public Education Service Delivery?

Technology advancements continue at an unbelievable pace. Computers and cell phones are obsolete the minute they are produced. “Apps” have developed into a special business component all their own. With…

Public Safety: Light and the State of Things

Public Safety: Light and the State of Things

It’s not an easy season to talk about public safety. The conversations happening around law enforcement, shootings, race relations, activism and our American identity are tense. There’s no room for…

The Call of Public Safety Service: A Social and Generational Challenge

The Call of Public Safety Service: A Social and Generational Challenge

Public safety service is a type of calling. But across the nation, police forces in major cities are seeing a decline in the recruitment pool. Many argue socio-political trends are…

The Millennials: Ethics, Governance and Politics

The Millennials: Ethics, Governance and Politics

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders did what no other candidate since President Barack Obama has done while running for president: energize millennials and the youth vote. But for all their enthusiasm…

P3 as a Tool for Urban Revitalization

P3 as a Tool for Urban Revitalization

In 2012, Vallejo, California lost the use of tax increment financing to rebuild the declining downtown and underused waterfront. Undaunted, civic groups and citizens stepped up their involvement and passed…

Summer Television for the Public Administrator

Summer Television for the Public Administrator

This summer, scholars and practitioners can study the field of public administration without opening a journal or book. The Republican and Democratic National Conventions will shape the future of global…

Using Research to Improve Federal Response to Poverty, Inequality

Using Research to Improve Federal Response to Poverty, Inequality

Previously, I criticized the use of randomized control trials (RCTs) in the development of policies on poverty and inequality. However, related techniques of policy analysis and program evaluation may be…

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