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Democracy—Yearning to Breathe Free

Democracy—Yearning to Breathe Free

Democracy is not the day’s bargain—it’s the peoples’ choice. Our challenge in the current environment is to fill the voids in government that arise in the lives of our most…

Political and Administrative Implications of Proposed Statehood for D.C.

Political and Administrative Implications of Proposed Statehood for D.C.

As with many other things, time will tell if the District ultimately becomes a state and how successful implementation of statehood fares. …

Police, Sentencing and Prisons: Maximizing Impacts of Criminal Justice Reform

Police, Sentencing and Prisons: Maximizing Impacts of Criminal Justice Reform

For decades, advocates have been calling for criminal justice reform, only to be frustrated by systemic issues in police misconduct, sentence disparities, overcrowded jails and prisons and laws that adversely…

Using Machine Learning to Evaluate Public Policy

Using Machine Learning to Evaluate Public Policy

Machine learning is a method for public policy to embrace and employ.…

Defunding the Police: Is it Reducing the Safety of Students?

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…

The President as Integrator in Chief

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…

Problem-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning and Product-Based Learning: What’s the Difference?

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…

New Scientific Advances Need Public Policy Governing Use and Abuse

New Scientific Advances Need Public Policy Governing Use and Abuse

The discovery of gene-editing has demonstrated infinite possibilities for correcting genetic problems, but there is a need for policy to evolve in order to guide the future use of the…

Make Local Roads a National Priority

Make Local Roads a National Priority

While the need for fixing local streets and roads is apparent, is anyone talking about actually investing in them?…