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How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Carbon Emissions?
This case example from Portland, Oregon, highlights not only an innovative and successful approach to reducing millions of miles traveled by Portland residents, but it also illustrates the power of…
Student Loan Forgiveness and America’s Failing College System
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Andrew R. VazDecember 8, 2023 In May of 2017,…
Progress, Albeit Small, is Progress Nonetheless
As a local government worker, you are a difference maker and sometimes it just starts with one small step and one mini-milestone achieved. Always remember that progress, even in small…
Proto-Environmentalists, Public Policy and Public Administration
The development of environmental policy in the United States, owes much to the contributions of proto-environmentalists who historically laid the groundwork for wilderness preservation, pollution control and sustainability. …
Happiness for All Holidays
By embracing all types of celebrations and recognizing important cultural events and holidays, we can create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. …
Perspectives From the Public: Examining the Quality of K-12 Education
By considering data from the Commonwealth Poll and other public policy polls, policymakers and educations will have access to the information they need to make decisions that are, ideally, reflective…
A Role for Local Government in Collective Impact Initiatives
Using local government as the backbone organization for a collective impact initiative invites the perception of a top down, rather than bottom up, approach to collective impact.…
Loyalty as an Ethical Value in Public Service
A helpful practice whenever one is pondering how to reason through the values considerations in a situation is to see if there are relevant provisions in one’s profession’s code of…
Changing Police Culture From the Inside Out
Policing in America is on a precipice and there’s a choice to be made. Ensure failure by doing nothing, or take a courageous and bold step to change the future of…
How Causal Artificial Intelligence Can Aid Public Policy Decision Making
Humans excel in mental time travel, which is how we use counterfactuals to plan our future actions. If a causal AI model can also mentally time travel, we would have…
Tales of Poor Leadership and Great Leadership
Autocratic leadership can destroy an organization. Servant leadership can produce magical results and even build other servant leaders in the process. What a difference the difference can make!…
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