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America Unequal

Jan 5, 2012
The Last Word Distinguished University Professor Sheldon H. Danziger is one of the nation's foremost experts on poverty and inequality. He has led the National Poverty Center (NPC) since 2002. S&H: Tell us about the NPC's Michigan Recession...
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Waiting for Superman, the sequel

Jan 5, 2012
Whether we believe in charter schools or harbor our reservations, the fact remains that they're a vital part of our nation's education landscape. Today, some 5,000 charters across America enroll 1.6 million children, and those numbers are increasing...
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PPIA: 30 Years of Preparing Leaders

Jan 5, 2012
Bright, energetic, and compassionate, Tosha Downey—one of more than 4,000 graduates of the national Public Policy and International Affairs program—is deeply engaged in Chicago's south side renaissance, and in dramatically improving educational...
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From the Great Hall to the Great Wall

Jan 5, 2012
New course takes students and faculty to China to study contemporary policy Ford School Assistant Professor Philip Potter developed a new course last spring that introduced MPP students to contemporary Chinese public policy in a rather...
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To the city and the world

Jan 5, 2012
Los Angeles-based David Bohnett is the founder and managing member of the early stage technology fund, Baroda Ventures. In 1994, he founded GeoCities.com, one of the original Internet success stories. He is chairman of the board of the Los Angeles...
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Public Service In The City

Jan 5, 2012
Bohnett Fellows learn to devise policy inside Detroit mayor's office Elizabeth Palazzola and Julie Schneider knew Detroit pretty well even before last summer. Then they learned a whole new side of it—the inside—as members of Mayor Dave Bing's...
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Joint PhD Program Reaches Ten Year Mark

Jan 5, 2012
Founding director Mary E. Corcoran and others reflect on the program's success When Mary E. Corcoran became program director of the Ford School's fledgling joint doctoral program 10 years ago, she didn't have a problem recruiting...
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Ten Years After No Child Left Behind

Jan 5, 2012
Two alums reflect on school accountability President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a new waiver system in September, the latest attempt to alleviate the burden felt by the 20 percent of schools labeled...
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On the front lines

Jan 5, 2012
Teach for America a destination for service-minded Ford School undergraduates Elam Lantz entered the Ford School with an eye on the biggest of policymaking stages, Washington, DC. But he soon reassessed his approach to making the world a better...
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Military Minds

Dec 19, 2011
With the last of U.S. troops exiting Iraq after nearly nine years, many veterans will be coming home and taking on new challenges—some, perhaps, in public policy. Earlier this semester, State & Hill spoke with a group of veterans in the MPP and MPA...

Growing income and gender gaps in college graduation

Dec 6, 2011
A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years."We find growing advantages for students from high-income families," said University of...