Stories indexed under: La Follette School of Public Affairs

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• Study finds no “skills gap” in Wisconsin labor market May 30, 2013 Wisconsin's labor market shows no evidence of an existing or impending general "skills gaps," according to a new analysis by a team of graduate students at UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs.
• UW study: Federal government making progress in showing results April 15, 2013 A new study by La Follette School of Public Affairs public management expert Donald P. Moynihan describes the evolution of the federal performance management system since the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
• Obesity policy strategies win national competition March 26, 2013 A team of five students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School won first place for their strategies to combat childhood obesity in a national public affairs competition in Washington, D.C., March 22-23.
• Wisconsin Idea anniversary shirts for sale Nov. 14, 2012 Shirts marking the 100th official birthday of the Wisconsin Idea are available from the La Follette School Student Association.
• DeLeire to use grant to study health care coverage, childless adults July 24, 2012 The La Follette School is one of nine institutions nationwide to be awarded a grant to provide insights into health reform, including issues related to state-level implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act.
• Study finds little movement on economic ladder July 12, 2012 Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows.
• Moynihan wins national book award June 19, 2012 Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication.
• Three property tax payments a year reduce delinquency June 11, 2012 Property owners are less likely to be late with their tax payments if they make three installment payments a year instead of two, according to a new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
• Conference marking Witte retirement to explore issues in higher education May 30, 2012 A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will highlight a conference next month marking the retirement of longtime University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Witte.
• Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service April 18, 2012 John Witte tends to learn a subject as he goes along. From industrial relations to education policy, the La Follette School political scientist accepts a challenge and becomes an expert. Kazakhstan is next on Witte’s agenda.
• La Follette School analysis course benefits state April 11, 2012 Public affairs students are helping state agencies and community organizations make better decisions and policies.
• Many lower-skilled men find employment precarious April 3, 2012 The U.S. unemployment rate of about 8 percent masks a far greater problem: the precarious situation of working-age men with modest education and few job skills, new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs suggests.
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 13, 2012 Several University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation's best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools."
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 12, 2012 Several UW-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
• Hunger Meal to raise awareness of social inequality and poverty Feb. 23, 2012 At the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Hunger Meal, sponsored by students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs, whether you get a gourmet dinner, rice and beans, or something in between will be determined the same way many receive their lot in life: by chance.
• La Follette School responds to Startup America Policy Challenge Jan. 27, 2012 With a network of schools, scholars and problem-solvers across the country, the La Follette School is responding to the Startup America Policy Challenge.
• Program focuses on management-worker partnerships Jan. 13, 2012 A program to explore how management and labor can work better together for their mutual benefit will be held this month in honor of one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's greatest economists.
• New U.S. measurement expands understanding of poverty Dec. 15, 2011 Professor Tim Smeeding has joined other economists in praising the Census Bureau’s release of poverty numbers based on an alternative measure.
• Obey, Gunderson to speak on public leadership Nov. 17, 2011 Two former Wisconsin U.S. House representatives will discuss the "Challenges for Public Leadership in Today's World" at the annual Paul Offner Memorial Lecture in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
• Moynihan examines Hurricane Katrina, red tape Oct. 14, 2011 How an agency’s culture affects the actions the agency takes is illuminated in new research from public affairs scholar Donald Moynihan on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.