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FEATURES


  • Wage Learners
  • Some big-city school systems are experimenting with paying students to get good grades. Are cash incentives a ticket to college or a deterrent to learning for its own sake?




  • Drained
  • Bogged down in the high finances of a sewer system, Alabama's biggest county is on the verge of bankruptcy.




DEPARTMENTS




POLITICS + POLICY




  • Mind Your Meters
  • Parking-meter privatization has created a lot of headaches for Chicago. Mayor Richard Daley insists the deal will prove smart in the long run.












PROBLEM SOLVER


  • Lean Legacy
  • Iowa's experiment with charter agencies ended when Governor Tom Vilsack left office. But efficiency efforts live on.








Events & Webinars

  • Putting Crooks on Notice: How you can fight Identity Fraud
  • October 24, 2013
  • Fraud is on the rise. There is evidence that fraud has permeated virtually every government-based benefit program at the state, local and federal level. The federal government estimates that three to five percent of public assistance dollars are lost each year to fraud, and tax related identity fraud has grown 650% since 2008.



Training Opportunities


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