David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives, with contributions from Sophie Krensky, Vital Voices Global Partnership When much of the national media dialogue surrounding the gender… Read more “A Woman’s Work: Policy Solutions for the Emotional Labor Gap”
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Opinion: Paying College Athletes Isn’t as Easy as Writing a Check
Chelsea Lenhart*, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Tickets are already on sale for the 2016 March Madness tournament, with prices ranging from $15 for a single… Read more “Opinion: Paying College Athletes Isn’t as Easy as Writing a Check”
Spanish Dual Language Programs Could be the Answer for DC English Language Learners
Ashlynn Profit, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Although K-12 student test scores are on the rise in the District of Columbia across subgroups (e.g. racial ethnic… Read more “Spanish Dual Language Programs Could be the Answer for DC English Language Learners”
Obama’s Failed Pivot to Asia
Jerry Wei, MPP President Obama’s vaunted “Pivot to Asia,” announced in 2011, was supposed to help counter Chinese aggression, complementing and building on our existing military, economic,… Read more “Obama’s Failed Pivot to Asia”
Spratly Islands: China’s Artificial Expansion and Why it Matters
Andre Avanessians, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the summer of 2014, news sources reported China’s plan to expand its international influence by creating an artificial… Read more “Spratly Islands: China’s Artificial Expansion and Why it Matters”
ESSA Moves Education Forward, but NCLB Shouldn’t be Completely Left Behind
Kerry Belodoff, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In a bipartisan effort that President Obama called a “Christmas miracle,” the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed… Read more “ESSA Moves Education Forward, but NCLB Shouldn’t be Completely Left Behind”
Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives 2015 shifted the political climate and put Planned Parenthood on the defensive. In July, the anti-abortion group Center for… Read more “Even When Valuing “Morality,” Defunding Planned Parenthood Doesn’t Add Up”
Opinion: Is India’s contingency on international climate finance reasonable?
Ziyue Zhu, MPP As one of the fast-growing and largest developing countries, India has a responsibility to tackle climate change. It is also one of the key… Read more “Opinion: Is India’s contingency on international climate finance reasonable?”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask
Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Earlier this year, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was hammered out in secrecy. Negotiations began in 2008 and updates… Read more “The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Everything you want to know but are afraid to ask”
Security Policy and Urban Policy: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Here’s a thought experiment: if the US capital were planned and built from scratch today, what would it look… Read more “Security Policy and Urban Policy: Uncomfortable Bedfellows”
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