Cost-benefit analysis recommends statewide investment in alternatives to incarceration
A cost-benefit analysis by La Follette School students recommends that Wisconsin invest $20 million in programs that divert some non-violent criminal offenders from jail or prison to community-based alternatives. The annual investment could help offset increased costs of incarceration and reduce prison overcrowding. Read more ...
Safety net, tax credits help Wisconsin families
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read more ...
Article outlines Europe’s financial crisis
Resolution of the financial problems facing the eurozone is likely to be contentious and prolonged, two scholars argue in the spring 2012 La Follette Policy Report. Read more ...
Danish political scientist to discuss performance management in education
How public and private schools in Denmark use performance management is the topic of a La Follette School seminar at noon on Tuesday, April 17, in the school conference room. Read more ...
Witte to retire after 35 years of teaching, research, service
Upon his retirement this summer, professor John Witte will head to head for Astana and become dean of the new School for Humanities and Social Science at Nazarbayev University. UW-Madison recognized his teaching, research and service in April with the Hilldale Award. Read more ...
Student to present paper on FEMA-tribal relations
Nate Inglis Steinfeld will present a paper that examines how federal law affects communication with tribes about disasters on Wednesday, April 11, at noon in the La Follette School conference room. Read more ...
Many lower-skilled men find employment precarious
The U.S. unemployment rate of about 8 percent masks a far greater problem: the precarious situation of working-age men with modest education and few job skills, new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs suggests. Read more ...
La Follette School ranks 12th in nation; six programs in top 15
The La Follette School ranks 12th overall among the nation’s best graduate programs in public affairs, and six specialty areas rank in the top 15 in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools. Read more ...
Faculty share expertise in media, at conferences
La Follette School faculty are sharing their expertise on the radio, in the press, with government agencies and at conferences and seminars around the world. Read more ...
Milwaukee school voucher use increased college enrollment, research shows
A school voucher program in Milwaukee increased the chances of students graduating from high school and going on to college, according to La Follette School professor John Witte. Read more ...