GSPP student Jonathan Stein has written a piece for the Huffington Post entitled “The Most Important Vote for Higher Ed.”
Funding for the UC has dropped consistently over the last 25 years, during the rule of both Democratic and Republican governors, and with a variety of administrators at the helm of the UC. Students in California [...]

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One hears a lot about financial literacy as a critical skill for the citizenry of today.  But an interesting article by Lauren Willis of Loyola Law School (dating from February 2008) suggests that this is a canard.
A prior article demonstrated that belief in the effectiveness of financial literacy education lacks empirical support. This article argues [...]

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Yesterday’s Congressional vote for H.R.3590 - which will both expand Medicaid and require nearly all Americans to buy health insurance – comes not a moment too soon. Health care reform is crucial to the well-being of our country, and we cannot wait until we have a perfect solution to implement it. Our policymakers have gone [...]

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Congressman Paul Ryan–ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee–released a budget proposal that solves the long-term U.S. deficit.  So honest it’s crazy…  Or crazy like a fox?
Given that federal health care programs are the biggest driver of long-term projected deficits, something has to be done:

Also see the Congressional Budget Office’s 2009 - 2019 [...]

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An analysis conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the Department of Energy found that full deployment of smart grid technologies could reduce annual GHG emissions from the U.S. electricity sector by 18% by 2030. The study found that the greatest effects on emissions would result from smart [...]

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In the January 20 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, the most extensive survey of pH levels in the Pacific Ocean will confirm what spot measurements have recently suggested, namely that the upper reaches of the sea are becoming more acidic in concert with rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. [...]

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Polling shows US climate bill off-message: “American” jobs, not “Green” jobs & “reliable” not “smart” tech http://bit.ly/626vrR #energy

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James Hansen versus Cap-and-Trade #energy #environment http://bit.ly/5G0Fn3 - http://bit.ly/7BGWm7

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Study: Teach for America graduates show lower rates of civic involvement #education http://bit.ly/5vxg3E

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“Put simply: Fix incentives and you will fix poverty. And if you wish to fix institutions, you have to fix governments.” …More>>

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