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AYPF and MDRC Discuss the College Match Program

A recent forum hosted by the AYPF and MDRC highlighted the findings from the promising College Match Program (CMP) in Chicago.

 
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Member Vote: Proposed Bylaws Change

We are asking APPAM members to ratify two sets of changes in the Association bylaws: a reduction in the size and composition of the Policy Council, and minor alignment changes to operational practices.

 
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Spotlight: Pepperdine University

The School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University in California takes a fresh, innovative, and student-centered approach to the increasingly important interdisciplinary field of public policy.

 
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Brookings and APPAM Host a Discussion of the Obama Preschool Initiative

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke once again about the President's ambitious expansion of prekindergarten programs. "Let’s help these families from infancy all the way through their educational experience."

 
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Call for Abstracts: PDW Mentoring Sessions at the 2013 Fall Research Conference

This mentoring experience will provide doctoral students in the dissertation development stage of their programs a rare opportunity to engage one-on-one with a leading academic in their field, to receive additional feedback on their dissertation topic.

 
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JPAM Call for Papers: Empirical Strategies in International Development Research

An invitation for papers that explore how the efficacy of different types of interventions in different types of institutional and social settings and targeted at different audiences might be assessed in relation to well specified development objectives.

 
 
 
 
 
 

APPAM News

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A recent forum hosted by the American Youth Policy Forum and MDRC highlighted the findings from the promising College Match Program (CMP) in Chicago. The discussion, focused primarily on helping students gain admittance to the college that represents the best academic fit for their skills and abilities. The concept is known as "match" and forms the basis of the program. The CMP model is an intervention of sorts, combating the problem of "undermatching."
Monday, June 17, 2013
APPAM is soliciting bids to host the editorial office for the next editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). The contract for the current editor, Maureen Pirog, expires in June 2014 and proposals are being sought for a five year period, starting in July 2014. To help institutional members interested in submitting a proposal, APPAM is holding an informational conference call on June 27th, 2:00 p.m. EST to answer any questions.
Monday, June 17, 2013
The School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University in California takes a fresh, innovative, and student-centered approach to the increasingly important interdisciplinary field of public policy.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
There are three awards that will be presented at APPAM’s 2013 Fall Research Conference. The window for nominations is closing rapidly, so there is still time to enter.

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Journal of Policy Analysis & Management (JPAM)

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The Spring 2013 edition is now in print.
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