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Category Archives: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Welcome to Madison (Summer)!
Hello Bobs! For those of you starting the program or those second years that have yet to grace their June-to-August presence in this great city, LSSA would like to welcome you to the magic that is Madison summer. As the … Continue reading
Posted in Social, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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A Guide to Summer Reading for Incoming Students
As you (incoming student) prepare yourself to enter your fall semester at The La Follette School of Public Affairs, probably nothing can beat reading a few good policy books and keeping up with the news. However, you may also find … Continue reading
Wisconsin Women’s Health Budget Project
Check out this blog on the Wisconsin Women’s Health Budget Project. This is maintained by fellow Bob’s Jen Winter and Hope Harvey. It does an excellent job of chronicling the many issues surrounding the budget process as they pertain to … Continue reading
Numbers on the new State Budget Bill
For those of you who are wondering, here are some numbers on how the proposed budget bill will effect workers’ wages, and address the budget deficit facing the state. These numbers come courtesy of Menzie Chinn, a professor with both … Continue reading
UW Students Rally at Capitol
Earlier today UW students met at the Capitol to protest a bill that would end the collective bargaining rights of Wisconsin State employees, effectively negating their union contract with the state. The bill includes measures that would require state employees … Continue reading
Posted in Local, News, Policy, Politics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Unions, worker's rights
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Nest Egg for Wisconsin’s Students
A Wisconsin economist, Dennis Winters, proposed an interesting new policy in a recent Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education Viewpoints piece. Winters proposes increasing sales tax slightly in order to save $1,000 per student per year intended for … Continue reading
Meet the 2010-2011 La Follette Student Association Board
With the start of the 2010-2011 school year, La Flog would like to take the opportunity to introduce this year’s LSSA board. Board members are at your service so feel free to contact them with comments, questions, or suggestions. President … Continue reading
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Internship: Governor’s Office Legislative and Policy Department
In an effort to offer access to resources and information, as well as keep students informed about each other, La Flog is requesting submission of 100+ word descriptions of your summer internships. Please send them to sjfredericks at wisc dot … Continue reading
Posted in education, La Follette, Madison, Management, Politics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Internship: Wisconsin Association of School Boards
In an effort to offer access to resources and information, as well as keep students informed about each other, La Flog is requesting submission of 100+ word descriptions of your summer internships. Please send them to sjfredericks at wisc dot … Continue reading
Posted in education, La Follette, Madison, projects, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Institute for Research on Poverty’s Summer Research Workshop
The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is a nonprofit, nonpartisan center for research on poverty and social inequality. The current director, Timothy Smeeding, is La Follette faculty and an alum of UW-Madison’s economics … Continue reading
Posted in education, Events, La Follette, Madison, Policy, Research, Social, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tagged achievement gap, Eric Hanushek, Events, higher education, Institute for Research on Poverty, Madison, poverty, Research, Robert Hauser, Robert Havemen, teacher quality, Timothy Smeeding, UW-Madison
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