PPL 251 Equity in Public Policy

User icon Heather Dray
22 August 2023
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Examples of public policy responding to inequality.


Evergreen Action · 11 July 2023 English

The transportation sector emits more climate pollution than any other sector of the U.S. economy. Today, most of the country’s light duty passenger vehicles and heavy duty trucks run on …


The Aspen Institute · 28 March 2023 English

The time for collective action across the tech industry is now. Throughout 2022, the Tech Accountability Coalition held conversations with over 100 tech leaders, experts, and community advocates. Their message …


Brookings Institution · 10 April 2023 English

The concept of American exceptionalism has a long history. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines American exceptionalism as the idea that the United States of America is a unique and even morally …


Local Progress · 5 July 2023 English

Harnessing the Power of Procurement: Issues, Considerations, and Best Practices to Advance Equity in the Contracting of Public Goods and Services JULY 2023 Harnessing the Power of Procurement 2 Acknowledgements …


Brookings Institution · 18 May 2023 English

As the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) prepares to release the first tranche of state allocations of broadband funds in 2023, one of the statutory requirements mandates workforce development …


CBPP: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities · 26 April 2023 English

(State-generated revenues covered another 40 percent and federal aid covered the remaining 25 percent.) The federal share of combined state and local revenues was slightly higher in 2020 than in …


National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy · 20 July 2023 English

This document aims to inform Canadian public health professionals and administrators, as well as any other actors interested in undertaking and sustaining intersectoral action for health and equity in the …


Urban Institute · 31 March 2023 English

In this brief, we explore actions that federal policymakers can take to encourage greater private foundation use of mission-related investments—defined as an investment made by a private foundation from its …


National Equity Access · 18 January 2023 English

Even before the nationwide moment of racial reckoning sparked by the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the sharp increase in violence against Asian Americans in the wake of …


Urban Institute · 10 March 2023 English

The Biden-Harris administration has now released several executive orders related to racial equity, calling on all of government to plan and execute actions in service of racial equity.The latest of …