Tag La Follette School of Public Affairs

Under proposed budget, most school districts would get less state aid, have to reduce property taxes

May 23, 2011

Despite a majority of Wisconsin school districts losing substantial amounts of state aid, most districts will be forced to reduce school property taxes under Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget, unless voters agree to raise revenue limits, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study finds.

Conference to explore effects of long-term unemployment

April 25, 2011

A conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will explore the challenges posed by high levels of unemployment across industrialized nations over an extended period of time.

Analysis forecasts cuts in central city spending through 2013

April 21, 2011

Large cities in the United States are likely to reduce their per-capita spending by 7 percent from 2009 to 2013 due to the impact of the recession and the housing crisis, a forecast by a University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs economist and his co-authors suggests.

Milwaukee vouchers boost students’ chance of graduating, enrolling in college, researchers find

March 30, 2011

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Arkansas have found that a school voucher program in Milwaukee increases the likelihood of a student graduating from high school and enrolling in college.

Study results to show effect of school choice on graduation, college enrollment

March 29, 2011

Reports on the fourth-year evaluation of school choice in Milwaukee will be released at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Wednesday, March 30.

La Follette School to host budget forum Friday

February 24, 2011

Foundation funds housing research of three UW–Madison faculty members

February 9, 2011

Three researchers with the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison received honors from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to explore the role housing plays in the long-term health and well-being of children, families and communities.

Program merges dual interests in science and policy

February 8, 2011

Melding of mind and policy matters is all in a day's work for the graduate students in the Neuroscience and Public Policy program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Moynihan recognized for leadership, scholarship

January 28, 2011

Donald Moynihan, associate director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, has been elected to the Policy Council of the Association…

Study examines higher education costs, productivity

December 13, 2010

American colleges and universities are becoming less productive in getting students through to graduation, but their productivity can be improved, according to a new study by two University of Wisconsin–Madison education experts.

Federal process for making rules is democratizing

December 9, 2010

With two small children at home, Susan Webb Yackee goes through a lot of peanut butter.

UW-Madison study of class of ’57 becomes leading research on aging

December 7, 2010

During the last 50 years, participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study have helped researchers explore the experience of careers, family life, family and education in America.

Good grades in high school linked to better health, study finds

December 7, 2010

The "A" grades that high-schoolers earn aren't just good for making the honor roll - they also make them healthier as adults, too.

Students move future of transportation forward

November 1, 2010

Alumni and a student from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs are advancing discussion of transportation options that use less energy, and emit fewer pollutants and greenhouse gases by helping to organize the Energy Hub conference Friday, Nov. 5.

La Follette director elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration

October 14, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs director Carolyn J. Heinrich has been elected to become a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, one of the youngest members to ever be elected since Congress chartered the academy in 1967.