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How do policymakers decide whom to help?
McCourt School Assistant Professor Rebecca Johnson, a recipient of the 2022 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship, was selected from a pool of 258…
August 29, 2022
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How can educational institutions safely expand their use of student data?
Data are generated in the education sector at rapid rates. Institutions, states and districts, and educational technology (“edtech”) firms collect data on students’…
August 1, 2022
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The hidden, inexpensive auditing scheme that could drive revenue in developing countries
In an effort to reduce tax evasion, the Government of Rwanda enacted legislation mandating that all retailers use electronic billing machines (EBMs), or cash registers connected…
July 18, 2022
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Racial identity in policing is more complicated than we think
Race has been a central discussion point in the debate around police reform in America, largely due to the historical connections with slavery and the contemporary racial…
July 5, 2022
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The cost of air pollution on your health… and the housing market
The Clean Air Act, the flagship federal legislation regulating air emissions, was first enacted in 1963. Since the 1970s, every decade has brought new regulation — from…
May 16, 2022
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The Lugar Center and McCourt School unveil Bipartisan Index rankings for the 117th Congress
The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University today jointly released their new Bipartisan Index (BPI) rankings for 2021 — the first year of…
May 3, 2022
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McCourt Professor reflects on 25 years of Hoya Kids and the importance of early childhood education
By the mid-1990s, a majority of women with children were in the workforce and companies were becoming particularly sensitive to the needs of working families. Those sensitivities…
May 2, 2022
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McCourt student advocates to increase equity and inclusion for Disabled students on college campuses
The Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative (G+JI) Fellowship is designed to support faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate) with research related to…
April 25, 2022
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McCourt professor receives 2021 Article of the Year Award
The American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Section on Democracy and Social Justice recently announced the winners of its annual awards . Among the recipients is…
March 9, 2022
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Analyzing the quality of 2020 Census: Understanding the U.S. population puzzle
Although the Census Bureau’s goal is to take a snapshot of the population on April 1, the process to count every resident is closer to carefully gathering and organizing puzzle…
December 16, 2021