When school board meetings turn into high-stakes battles
Analysis from USC education policy experts provides a measured look into the issues causing controversy for many local boards.
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Remembering Jimmy Carter: USC Price scholar-in-residence Jane Harman reflects
Jane Harman and her brother, David Lake, meet with President Jimmy Carter at the White House in 1976. (White House photo) Share Policy/Law Remembering Jimmy Carter: USC Price scholar-in-residence Jane...
View ArticleHow U.S. politics and domestic woes derailed Canada’s Justin Trudeau
The prime minister succumbed to unpopularity, party infighting and questions over his response to the incoming U.S. administration.
View ArticleNew City Council member credits time at USC for inspiring his run for office
Danny Hang, a new member of the West Hollywood City Council, says the motivation to mount a political campaign began the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas deal shows limits of U.S. influence — and the unpredictable...
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are taking credit for the ceasefire. A USC expert looks at the deal — and the seemingly unlikely cooperation between the outgoing and incoming presidents’ staffs.
View ArticleUSC Gould professor’s expertise is taxing
Over his 35-year career at USC’s law school, Ed McCaffery has become one of the nation’s leading experts on tax policy and politics.
View ArticleWhy are Californians so pessimistic about the economy?
VIDEO: Mark Baldassare of USC Price’s Bedrosian Center on Governance surveyed Californians to better understand their views on the economy.
View ArticleWanted: Senator, no experience necessary
A growing number of U.S. senators have no elected experience — a trend that USC Price’s Jeffery A. Jenkins says undermines the chamber’s effectiveness and increases extremism.
View ArticleStudy: U.S. presidents funnel federal grants to preferred mayoral candidates
A USC study finds presidents from both parties use federal funds to help mayoral candidates who share their political affiliation.
View ArticleDo film industry incentives justify their cost?
USC Price’s Michael Thom tells a California Senate committee that film production tax breaks don’t add up to gains for taxpayers.
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