SEPTEMBER 2012

CHALLENGED TO THE CORE
By Julie Davis Bell and Daniel Thatcher
Lawmakers face the daunting task of enacting the laws and coming up with the funds needed to bring the Common Core State Standards to life.
 

• ELECTION 2000: BEFORE AND AFTER
  By Wendy Underhill
  From voting machines to ballot counting, elections have changed significantly in the last decade.


• BROADENING BROADBAND
  By Pam Greenberg
  Most experts agree that broadband would benefit everyone, but a digital divide still exists.


• BEYOND BARS
  By Hollie Hendrikson
  States are looking to reduce youth violence by addressing its causes in a more comprehensive way.


• UNHEALTHY DIFFERENCES
  By Megan Foreman
  The health care system needs to work smarter, not harder, to eliminate health disparities.

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• FOR THE RECORD
• TAKING THE FLOOR
• LINSKY ON LEADERSHIP
    

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