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Margaret Spellings: Kids v. Adults: How Politics and Policy Conspire to Leave Children Behind
Margaret Spellings discusses the past, present and future of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and educational reform. March, 2012.
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Margaret Spellings: Kids ...
Margaret Spellings discusses the past, present and future of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and educational reform. March, 2012.
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1:26:16
Michigan's Controversial ...
Roger Fraser, Joseph Harris, Brandon A. Jessup, Dayne Walling, and moderator Brian A. Jacob discuss the proposed Michigan emergency manager law. March...
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John Dingell: What's gone...
Congressman John Dingell comments on the issues facing Congress in 2012 and takes questions from the audience. Feburary, 2012.
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Congressman Eric Cantor: ...
Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader, 112th Congress discusses his family history, Congressional activities, and directions for America. October, 2011.
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Mark Jacobson: Afghanista...
Mark Jacobson discusses the current situation in Afghanistan as well as discussing the future of the country and U.S. policy. October 2011.
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Sultan Al Qassemi: Social...
Sultan Al Qassemi, scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator talks about the role of social media as a change agent in the Middle East. ...
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1:22:33
The 2010 Patient Protecti...
Nicholas Bagley, Genevieve Kenney, Chris Priest, and moderator Thomas Buchmueller share their views on logistic and legal realities of the Affordable ...
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1:33:00
Climate Change in the Gre...
Christopher Borick, Erick Lachapelle, Barry Rabe and moderator Don Scavia reviews current policy commitments and provide an overview of public opinion...
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1:28:28
The Middle East: U.S. Int...
This panel discussion focuses on how politics, conflict and oil affect U.S. interests and policies in the greater Middle East region. February 16, 2011.
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1:24:19
Does Size Matter? The Rol...
Howard S. Bloom, Brian Jacob, Johnathon Matthews, and Michael F. Tenbusch discuss the new results of the NYC study as well as the ongoing efforts amon...
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David Harris: Reflections...
David Harris shares reflections from his six months as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy. October, 2010.
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1:32:11
Now What? Education Polic...
Tonya Allen, Dan DeGrow, Lou Glazer and moderator Chuck Wilbur discuss what is next for education in the state of Michigan. December, 2010.
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Matthew Springer: Teacher...
Matthew Springer discusses the impact of the POINT intervention on student achievement as well as teacher behavior and organizational dynamics. Septem...
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1:46:20
Jeffrey Sachs: Sustainabl...
Jeffrey Sachs discusses sustainable development politics, policy and priorities in this 2010 Citigroup Foundation lecture. November, 2010.
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1:21:41
Marek Belka: European Dim...
Dr. Marek Belka, president of the National Bank of Poland and former director of the IMF's European Department discusses the global economic crisis fr...
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1:21:40
Jose Zalaquett: Moral and...
Jose Zalaquett speaks about accountability for human rights abuses, drawing significantly on his own experiences in a wide range of countries, includi...
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1:30:50
Education Policy in the N...
John Bebow of the Center for Michigan, Lynn Jondahl of the Michigan Prospect, Michael Van Beek of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Chuck Wilb...
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1:19:49
Bill Ballenger: Michigan'...
Bill Ballenger talks about the state of Michigan and the upcoming 2010 elections. September, 2010.
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1:22:11
Lord John Alderdice: If I...
Lord John Alderdice addresses the value and the limits of 'lessons learnt' from the Irish Peace Process and the problems of implementing them in the M...
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1:29:37
Harold Ford: Today's Poli...
Harold Ford Jr. talks about today's political landscape. April,
2010.
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1:22:49
Abdulaziz Othman Al-Twaij...
Abdulaziz Othman Al-Twaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), talks about the role of i...
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1:21:23
The Policy and Politics o...
Patricia L. Caruso, Peter Luke, John Proos, Alma Wheeler Smith & moderator Jeffrey D. Padden discuss the policy framework of the MPRI, the politics of...
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1:20:34
Health Care Reform at the...
Thomas Buchmueller, Joe Schwarz, Marianne Udow-Phillips and moderator Matthew Davis offer their perspectives on states' challenges and opportunities i...
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1:25:53
Eric Hanushek: Will U.S. ...
Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution talks about the societal and economic returns of long term investment in schools, particularly problematic one...
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1:21:25
Scott Page: The Experienc...
Scott Page talks about diversity in public policy decisionmaking and shows that as policy problems grow more difficult the benefits of diversity becom...
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1:23:01
Roland Fryer: Are High-Qu...
Harvard education economist Roland Fryer describes the positive impact of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) on school achievement. Fryer also discusses...
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1:26:43
John Beyrle: U.S.-Russia ...
John Beyrle, US Ambassador to Russia, discusses current relations between two global leaders: the US and Russia. Beyrle explains what the highly publi...
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1:34:41
Beyond Cape Wind: The Cha...
Robert Whitcomb along with Matthew Wagner, and Sally Churchill will discuss the controversial "Cape Wind" off-shore wind farm project in Nantucket Sou...
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1:19:56
Immigration, Public Polic...
George Borjas & Gordon Hanson present their work on immigration policy, including the possible economic impacts of low-skill immigration & potential b...
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1:22:46
Health Care Reform: Propo...
James House, Matthew Davis, John Kingdon, Catherine McLaughlin, David Mechanic, and Marianne Udow-Phillips discuss what is needed in health care refor...
