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KF to Collaborate on Developing Deliberative Decision Making in Israel
The Kettering Foundation has an exciting new opportunity to test deliberative decision making in a new and challenging environment –Israel. KF will be working with Udi Cohen and the Citizens Accord...
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Taking Action for Stronger Public Engagement
While both public decision making and government transparency are crucial to democracy, the public meetings designed to accomplish this often don’t meet the needs of either citizens or public...
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Is There Really a Generation Gap on Social Security?
It’s reasonably clear that younger and older Americans think differently about tattoos. And maybe there’s a divide over e-mail versus texting. But now that Congress and the President are resuming talks...
View ArticleWelcome to Beyond the Polls
Welcome to Beyond the Polls, our regular commentary on what Americans are thinking about pivotal issues our country and communities face. Each month, we offer a second look—a deeper look—at public...
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Tough Choices on Health Care–Ready or Not, Here They Come
Via imdb.com, © 1981 – Lucasfilm. Remember Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, running away from an enormous boulder, glancing over his shoulder, racing to avoid being crushed? For the Congressional Budget...
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Do Americans Really Loathe the Federal Government?
What does it mean when fewer than 1 in 5 Americans say they are satisfied with the federal government? Over the last few years, survey researchers have fielded dozens of questions that seem to show the...
View ArticleThe Common Core – Why Isn’t Public Support More Robust?
Bill Gates and the U.S. Army back it, along with a whole slew of educational associations, business leaders and think tanks. And despite the partisanship we often see in politics today, the...
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Observations from a Hub of Local Democracy in Colorado
When Martín Carcasson first came to the Kettering Foundation, he had a little group of students and one big idea behind him: help communities solve problems while exposing students to community issues....
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Barn Raising Matters: Nancy Cantor at September Dayton Days
Maura Casey, a former New York Times editorial writer and now an associate with the Kettering Foundation, reports on Nancy Cantor’s recent visit to the Kettering Foundation. Cantor was invited to speak...
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Developing Our Civic Culture: State Legislators and Public Engagement
Hawaii state senator Les Ihara Jr. has found many state legislators interested in engaging, deliberating, and collaborating with citizens and stakeholders on public policy issues. Former Kettering...
View ArticleLIVE STREAM: The Changing World of Work
Join us for a national conversation on The Changing World of Work: What Should We Ask of Higher Education? On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, from 9 am-noon, the National Issues Forums Institute will...
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