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Michelmore quoted in MarketWatch article on the American Rescue Plan

Undoing the earned income threshold is a particular benefit to Black and Latino children who disproportionately live in households falling underneath the earned income threshold, says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

March 8, 2021

Banks weighs in on Trump's legal problems in Newsday article

"There are various possibilities here for hiding assets or overvaluing or undervaluing assets," says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks, who was quoted in the Newsday article, "Trump’s legal problems escalate even though he’s not in power."

March 1, 2021

See related: Law, Political Parties, United States

Five Maxwell scholars contribute to aging studies handbook

Jennifer Brooks, Andrew London, Jennifer Karas Montez, Emily Wiemers, Janet Wilmoth

March 1, 2021

See related: Aging

Siddiki paper on net metering in the United States published in The Electricity Journal

Kathleen Marie Smith, Chris Koski & Saba Siddiki

February 28, 2021

See related: Energy

Schwartz talks to Research Minutes about impact of special education

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs, recently co-authored a study on the impact of special education on students with learning disabilities. On this episode of Research Minutes, "Does Special Education Improve Student Outcomes," she discusses her team's findings.

February 26, 2021

Michelmore discusses the child tax credit on Marketplace

"The kids who don’t receive the full credit right now are predominantly kids who are lower income, many who are living in poverty, and many who are either Black or Latino," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

February 25, 2021

Study on Globalizing Public Administration by Harry Lambright and Coauthors Published

Shena Ashley, Soonhee Kim & William H. Lambright

February 25, 2021

Young Study on Coproduction, Digital Service Delivery Published in Public Management Review

Matthew M. Young

February 24, 2021

Carboni's research on giving circles cited in Nonprofit Quarterly

The study, along with previous research conducted by Carboni on giving circles, was cited in the Nonprofit Quarterly article, "Can Giving Circles Democratize Philanthropy?"

February 22, 2021

Michelmore quoted in BBC News article on US monthly child benefit

"There's just a lot of kids that don't get the credit," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

February 15, 2021

Michelmore weighs in on expanding the child tax credit in Sinclair Broadcast Group article

"A program that is geared toward giving families money to reduce child poverty is money well spent," says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs. She was quoted in the Sinclair Broadcast Group article, "Dems aim to increase, expand child tax credit, but some Republicans object."

February 11, 2021

Banks weighs in on Republican's support for Trump in China Daily

Because Senate conviction requires a two-thirds majority, it is highly unlikely that 67 senators will line up against the former president, according to Professor Emeritus William C. Banks.

February 10, 2021

See related: Congress, Political Parties, United States

Banks weighs in on Trump's impeachment case in Wall Street Journal

In a criminal case, a prosecutor would have to prove that former President Donald Trump "could have reasonably foreseen that his incitement was likely to lead to all hell happening at the Capitol," says Professor Emeritus William Banks.

February 8, 2021

Schwartz discusses her recent special education study with Hechinger Report

"They’re closing the gap with their general education peers by about a sixth," says Professor Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs and lead author of the recently published study, "The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities."

February 3, 2021

See related: Disability, U.S. Education, United States

Popp talks to CNN, Washington Examiner about effects of Obama's Recovery Act

Professor David Popp talks to CNN, Washington Examiner about effects of Obama's Recovery Act.

February 2, 2021

Williams explains the value of a NATO Carrier Strike Group on Atlantic Council podcast

Michael John Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was a guest on the Atlantic Council's NATO 20/2020 podcast.

January 29, 2021

See related: Defense & Security, NATO

Popp weighs in on Biden's climate directives in New York Times

David Popp, Caroline Rapking Faculty Scholar in Public Administration and Policy and co-author of a 2020 paper on the employment effects of the Obama-era spending on green job creation, discounted the notion of creating one million new auto manufacturing jobs.

January 28, 2021

Himmelreich discusses vaccine verification systems in Brookings piece

Baobao Zhang, Laurin Weissinger, Johannes Himmelreich, Nina McMurry, Tiffany Li, Naomi Schinerman & Sarah Kreps

January 28, 2021

See related: COVID-19

Steinberg quoted in China Daily piece on improving US-China relations

University Professor James B. Steinberg says there are opportunities for cooperation, but if the deep diagnosis is that China is challenging the U.S., it would be very hard to sustain and insulate areas of cooperation from the deeper conflict.

January 25, 2021

Schwartz study on special education, academic performance published

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Bryant Gregory Hopkins & Leanna Stiefel

January 22, 2021

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