Tag Archives: Public Policy

Considering Law School? Perhaps You Should Reconsider

Like many other young undergraduate students, I had my heart set on law school. I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life, and law seemed like the perfect field for the aspiring academic. Prestige, challenging/thoughtful work, and great pay. What top student wouldn’t want to be a lawyer? The stereotypical great student has […]

Peanut Allergy and School Bans on Peanut Products: Sound Public Policy or Hysteria?

As someone involved in public policy making and policy enforcement, I find it alarming that so much public policy today, especially in schools, is driven by fear of historical litigation rather than sound research, cost-benefit analysis, and least-restrictive resources. It meets the objective plan and other aspects of the account. One final example of history-based […]

The Process of Policy Implementation

Many factors comprise and influence the process of public policy implementation of public policies. Academic researchers have analyzed the process through varying definitions of implementation, descriptions of implementation styles and structures, the roles of implementing actors, and ways of evaluation of public policy implementation. Currently experienced problems and previously established and implemented policies together act […]