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Lessons in Performance Measurement from Wisconsin
A good metric can improve performance and increase public confidence in government organizations. A poor metric can subvert policy intent and obfuscate the public’s perception of the administrative state.…
Gender Wage Inequality: Still A Long Way to Go
To start closing the gaps on gender-pay inequality, first, we need to start closing the gaps between self-implicit biases associated with gender professionalism and educational capabilities silently reflected in the…
Social Media as a Social Good
Post on Facebook, “The Facebook is excellent.” Tweet, “Twitter is great.” Caption an Instagram photograph, “I love Instagram.” See how few likes, favorites or otherwise positive reactions appear compared to…
Wildfire
Fires are burning throughout the West this year. California and Colorado are in the news everyday. Living in Denver and being a regional emergency coordinator for a federal agency I…
Ethical Pedagogy: Contending with the Effects of Ego Depletion
It’s not unusual for employees working in public organizations to feel pressed for time. With morning hours morphing into afternoon hours and Mondays into Fridays in an unrelenting, repetitive cycle,…
On the Path to Practitioner Relevant Questions and Answers
In April, only two months removed from the Parkland High School tragedy, our office shared results of our Summer 2017 Wilder School Public Policy Poll with state legislators, public safety…
Mapping as Citizen Engagement in the Fight for Affordable Housing
The housing supply is being squeezed from every angle, leaving behind millions of Americans to fend for themselves and citizen engagement groups try to find solutions. The United States is…
Challenging the Public Administration Status Quo
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Michael R. Ford July 9, 2018 In a recent…
Bridging Education and Employment in Summer Youth Programs
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Jason Juffras July 9, 2018 Large cities in the…
Ethics in Public Service: The Case of Migrant Children
On our televisions, on our Twitter feeds and even in our everyday conversations, we hear the stories of migrant children who have been separated from their parents after crossing the…
Teaching with Multimedia: Cartoons and Teaching Public Affairs and Administration
On the subject of public affairs and administration, cartoons have historically been used to highlight current events and communicate opinions about public officials and public service professionals. Public servants have…
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