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Social Media: How and Why It Works for Government
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By David Riggleman September 30, 2016 In the last three years,…
Civic Engagement, Guns, Constitutional Rights and ASPA
The recent shootings of black men by police officers and of Dallas police officers at a “Black Lives Matter” rally present profound threats to U.S. civil society. The U.S. Constitution…
Defining Edge and Core Counties
The setting of Edge Counties is the metropolitan region that was described in the previous article of this series. Although there are numerous regional models, they consist of counties as…
Registration for NECoPA 2016 Now Open!
The registration for the 2016 Northeast Conference on Public Administration, “Public Administration in the Era of Collaboration,” is now open. Read on to learn more!…
Public-Public Partnerships: Innovative Partnerships Advancing Community Goals
Public-private partnerships have the advantage of bringing private capital to the table and freeing municipalities from undue risk. But are far from a perfect solution. To address certain shortcomings, states…
The Importance of Partnerships For Municipal Broadband
Internet access is increasingly important in today’s world, as more services and everyday interactions move online. While many local governments see the benefit in providing high speed broadband to their…
Community Schools: An Interagency Cooperation Model
A community school is both a place - a public school - and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Research shows that its integrated focus…
What’s Age Got to Do With It?
Late night pundit Stephen Colbert made a recent prediction: “It doesn’t matter who wins the presidential race—state dinners will begin promptly at 4:30.” Of course he was poking fun at…
Discovering the Public Interest
Public managers are tasked with finding solutions that reverse the fraying of our social and political fabric. One solution is for local government to discover the common public interest, and…
Venture Government
A tech entrepreneur has a brilliant idea. He is looking for seed money, mentors, partners and capitalist minded individuals to help navigate various aspects of starting, expanding and building, and…
Digital Literacy in the Education Sector – Real World Experiences
Education technology curriculum development and deployment is intended to reduce the digital divide for future generations. Public policy regarding education technology should have flexibility by suggesting tools and curriculum examples.…