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Governmental Structures and The Case of Regional Schools in Massachusetts

Governmental Structures and The Case of Regional Schools in Massachusetts

Institutional structures dictate policy outcomes. This is a fundamental understanding of political science that has been explored in detail by thinkers from Robert Dahl in the 1950’s to today. This…

To Secure the Blessings of Liberty? The Social Justice of American Public Administration

To Secure the Blessings of Liberty? The Social Justice of American Public Administration

A public administration driven by social justice… while embodied in the Constitution, to what extent does it materialize in modernity? Is it appropriate for American public administration to financially secure…

Public Perceptions of State and Local Government and Cross-sector Collaboration

Public Perceptions of State and Local Government and Cross-sector Collaboration

When asked about the public sector (here limited to state and local government), citizens were ambivalent. They recognized and appreciated the services the public sector provides, such as libraries, public…

Local Government Participatory Budgeting

Local Government Participatory Budgeting

Difficulty cultivating citizen participation is nothing new. I do not believe lack of participation reflects a lack of interest by citizens. Instead, I believe it is a function of people’s…

Hitting the Bullseye to Improve Employee Engagement

Hitting the Bullseye to Improve Employee Engagement

By one estimate, there are about 90,000 public-sector jurisdictions and organizations in the U.S. alone. Not sure who has counted these organizations but clearly there are a lot of them.…

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

It has been a difficult year to be a career federal employee. I want to let current federal employees know this has happened before. More importantly, I want to stress…

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a 15-year effort to implement eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it began what arguably was the most significant worldwide effort to build…

Social Justice

Social Justice

At its core, social justice is about ensuring those in the minority are represented within a system which has and continues to fail them. There are many different lines of…

Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual

I understand the need for criminal justice. It would be naïve to believe there are not individuals who pose a threat to society. The Quakers got nearly everything wrong, except…

Three Ways to Support Continuous Employee Growth and Development

Three Ways to Support Continuous Employee Growth and Development

People want real-time feedback and encouragement, and they want opportunities to learn and develop on an ongoing basis. Research confirms organizations that provide these opportunities and more to employees can…

What’s Your Story?

What’s Your Story?

Changing the culture of a regulatory agency isn’t easy, especially when staff morale is low. Yet, it’s not impossible. Our leadership team and staff worked hard through the recession, layoffs,…