Worth a Look: Program for Public Consultation

About The Program for Public Consultation (PPC) is a newly-established joint program of the Center on Policy Attitudes (COPA) and the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.  PPC has been established to develop the methods and theory of public consultation and to conduct public consultations. In particular it will work with government …

Review: Reflections on Higher Education

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant Today–Perhaps Still Not Appreciated Today, August 10, 2011 There is nothing in this book that I could disagree with, which instantly marks it as iconoclastic rather than traditional or elitist. This long-serving president spent close to three decades managing two universities, the longest The George Washington …

Koko: Bloomberg & Soros Do Wrong Thing Righter

Can George Soros, Michael Bloomberg save New York’s troubled young men? CSM, 4 August 2011 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $127.5 million plan Thursday to help young black and Hispanic men. The effort includes money from financier George Soros and his philanthropy. Education Socioeconomic and Health issues Employment Incarceration Read more…. Koko signs:  …

Reference: Open Source Agency (OSA) III

References to an Open Source Agency (OSA) General Comment:  as presented to non-governmental groups including Amazon, Gnomedex Bloggers, Hackers on Planet Earth, etcetera, the Open Source Agency (OSA) would be the proponent for everything open beginning with the four central opens necessary for Open Government: Open Source Software, Open Spectrum, Open Data Access, and Open …