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OSPrI Project Releases Three New Videos
The George Washington University’s Opportunity Structures for Preparation and Inspiration (OSPrI) research project has released three new videos on an inclusive STEM high school with an agriculture focus that show how urban students convert opportunity to learn into success in high school and beyond.
Congratulations to Hal Wolman
Congratulations to former GWIPP Director Hal Wolman for winning the 2017 Walter Beach Award. The award is given by the National Capital Area Political Science Association to scholars who "a substantial contribution to strengthen the relationship between political science and public service."
Is Growth Over? by Stephen Rose
Check out Dr. Stephen Rose's review of The Rise And Fall of American Growth by Robert Gordon in Democracy.
Trump and the Revolt of the White Middle Class
Check out Dr. Stephen Rose's new article in Washington Monthly on Trump and the Revolt of the White Middle Class.
Washington Bytes
This week GWIPP's Hal Singer helped kickoff an exciting new blog at Forbes. Washington Bytes will provide expert commentary and discussion on technology and communication issues.
Sharon Lynch's STEM research in U.S. News
"Can All Students Succeed at Science and Tech High Schools?" That's the question behind this U.S. News report on Sharon Lynch's STEM research, a project that got its start as part of GWIPP's Shapiro Policy Research Scholar program.
Cathy Collins provides information on efficient tax revenue use
How can state and local governments use tax revenue more efficiently? State and local governments each year prepare an annual financial report and while for the most part it would put Dorothy asleep faster than a romp through the poppy fields, there is one part of this report, the Management's discussion and analysis that should provide a good snapshot of the government's fiscal picture. >> Read More
GWIPP Research Professors to Speak at May 18 Book Event
Professor Clarence Stone of GWIPP and Professor Robert Stoker of the TractenbergSchool and Political Science Dept are to be featured speakers at a May 18 book event at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Stone and Stoker are co-authors of Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era, published by the University of Chicago Press (2015). Professor Harold Wolman, recently retired Director of GWIPP, is also a contributing author of the book. Duiscussants for the event are Blair Ruble, the Wilson Center Vice President for Programs, and Derek Hyra, Director of American University's Metroolitan Policy Center.
