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Judicial Decisions and the Impact on Public Administration
As public administrators, we serve the general public by working for the bureaucracy. At times, we are faced with making decisions solely based on ensuring we still have a job…
Human Rights Competence of Diversity & Social Equity in Public Affairs
We live in a time of culture wars. Nowhere is this more evident than in classroom teachings about diversity and social equity in public affairs. However, public agencies routinely record…
Judicial Decisions on Niqab: How Far Is Too Far?
The West generally, and Canada in particular, can be described as the epitome of freedom, acceptance and openness. There is a strong tradition of separation of power and the practice…
Understanding and Strengthening Social Equity
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Monique M. Maldonado February 20, 2015 While some individuals…
FosterEd Works Across Sectors to Meet Children’s Needs
Research consistently shows that students in foster care have extremely poor educational outcomes. Their outcomes are poor even when compared to the educational outcomes of other at-risk student subgroups, like…
Do Current Social Issues Play Out in the Law?
Public administrators continuously struggle with social issues, such as education, immigration and employment opportunities for ex-offenders. The law is the most important guide in how to address these issues. Through…
Frances Perkins: Shattering the Glass Ceiling
Americans jealously guard the social safety net—Social Security, unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws and workplace health/safety standards. But few know how these came to be. Frances Perkins, the first female…
Social Media Policy in the Aftermath of Ferguson, Missouri
If you watched the national news during August through November 2014, you saw extensive coverage of the social unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. From the perspective of a former federal law…
Public Administration, Community Development and Social Equity
Community development is the bettering of political, social and economic institutions. But often development theory and practice is overly concerned with only the building of economic assets in a community.…
Education Policy and Inequality: Do We Have Unrealistic Expectations for K-12 Education?
The U.S. public education system is world class, but it is also an embarrassment for such an affluent nation. Yet, there are reasons for optimism. Stakeholders understand the critical role…
Social Equity Requires Smart Practice
Social equity is not only difficult to define but difficult to implement. For public managers it means fixing the lack of justice that many marginalized groups have experienced and alleviating…