Depending on the state, teachers make between 2.0% and 32.7% less than other comparable college-educated workers Access to a quality education in the United States is an important intergovernmental issue,
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DONALD F. KETTL, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 A tiny agency did important work on our intergovernmental system for decades. It’s unlikely that the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations can be revived,
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Federalism scholars have long been interested in the degree of collaboration or adversarialism that characterizes relationships between central and subnational governments. In the U.S. context, scholars have extensively examined concepts
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Jamie Boex and Mackenzie Maschka (August 17, 2020) In pursuit of the ideal to form a more perfect Union, there is a need to understand American federalism and intergovernmental relations
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COVID-19 has triggered a severe state budget crisis. While the full magnitude of this crisis is not yet clear, state revenues are declining precipitously and costs are rising sharply with
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Needs‐based grant programs are intergovernmental fiscal transfer systems that tie grant dollars to the needs of the grantees as determined by objective indicators. Although performance improvement is not an explicit
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A recent study published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy examines the link between the political participation of the young and fiscal policies in the United States. The study
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For numerous reasons, ranging from the widening scale of labor markets to the integration of capital flows, many observers have suggested that the economic geography of the United Statesis now
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In recent years, newspaper headlines and commentators have bemoaned a growing “urban–rural divide,” characterized by stark differences in political and social attitudes that appear to be fueled, at least in
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Cities, counties, and towns are on the front lines of America’s most pressing problems. Local governments today are responsible for protecting our health and safety and are increasingly called to
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A healthy constitutional democracy depends on a virtuous cycle in which responsive political institutions foster a healthy civic culture of participation and responsibility, while a healthy civic culture—a combination of
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What’s the latest thinking regarding the fiscal health of state and local governments across the nation? Overview. The 2019 update to the GAO’s annual outlook on the fiscal condition of
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