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Talk Policy To Me

Nov 27, 2019

What options do we have in our toolkit as policymakers when it comes to policy design? Are the tools government typically chooses to wield the most effective ones? If not, how can we get government to invest in a new approach to policy design?

In episode three of our series on policy design and implementation, Colleen...


Nov 20, 2019

Talking School Integration 

Was school integration a “failed experiment”? Is the impact of policy limited when it comes to education? 

In this episode, Goldman Professor Rucker Johnson debunks the myths around school integration and shares the insights from his new book, Children of the Dream: Why...


Nov 13, 2019

What do Healthcare.gov, police officer recruitment, and 911 call centers have in common? All can be improved through smart policy design tweaks!

In this episode, Goldman Professor Elizabeth Linos and TPTM host Spencer Bowen (MPP '20) discuss how small changes in policy design can result in big differences in impact. The...


Nov 6, 2019

The Talk Policy to Me team is back for Season 3! This season, our three hosts from last year(Spencer, Reem, and Sarah) are joined by two new hosts, Colleen and Khalid. Host Spencer Bowen (MPP 2020) leads a conversation with the team about how policies we take for granted were once policy choices. Hear from all five...