How has the association’s policy positions changed over time?
| Select a professional association (For example – International City/County Manager’s Association, National Governor’s Association, and National Association of Social Workers. You may also use your professional association.) Briefly describe your professional association and identify 2 policy positions that the group has publicly taken. Be sure to identify any advocacy activities that the group has done with local, state, or federal government. How has the association’s policy positions changed over time?
Post your initial response (around 300 words) . Post at least one follow-up response (around 100 words) to a classmate indicating similarities/differences in your associations. |
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Discussion 2 – Three-year Bachelor’s…Why aren’t they working?  |
Read the Policy Brief “Which colleges offer three-year bachelor’s and why aren’t they working?” posted in supplemental materials. Respond to the following items/questions:
Summarize the public problem described in the brief that can be addressed by public policy. Describe the impact and challenges that result from this public problem. Summarize the alternatives (policy options) outlined in this brief. At what level of government(s) would each alternative (policy option) be most effective? Why? Using Stone’s “Dimensions of Need” outlined in Chapter 4, briefly describe two types of needs that post-secondary education seeks to address. Post your initial response (around 300 words) . Post at least one follow-up response (around 100 words) to a classmate indicating similarities/differences in your discussion posts. |
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