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RECENT ARTICLES AND SPEECHES

In this section, you'll find a selection of the best speeches and articles by Public Agenda's senior staff about how the public engages critical problems.

'Copers' and 'Transformers'
by Jean Johnson, August, 2008
NewTalk Education Discussion
by Jean Johnson, January, 2008
You Can't Get Out of the Starting Blocks without Motivation
by Ruth Wooden, September, 2007
Is America's love affair with college on the rocks?
by Andrew L. Yarrow, July, 2007
Are American Parents and Students Ready for More Math and Science?
by Ruth Wooden, President, Public Agenda, April, 2007
Toss Out the PR Playbook: Send in the Public-Engagement Team
by Deborah Wadsworth, October, 2006
Reclaiming Public Education by Reclaiming Our Democracy
by David Mathews, February, 2006
It's Time to Address the Human Factor in Education Reform
by Jean Johnson, Executive Vice President, Public Agenda., November, 2005
Ferment and Change: Higher Education in 2015
by Daniel Yankelovich, Chairman, Co-Founder, November, 2005
You Might be Surprised: What Teachers, Parents, School Leaders, and the Public Really Think about Public Education Today
by Ruth A. Wooden, President, Public Agenda, July, 2005
Where We Are Now: What Parents, Teachers, Students and the Public Are Saying About Public Schools Today
by Deborah Wadsworth, Senior Advisor, Public Agenda, January, 2005
Needed: A More Disciplined Approach to Learning
by Ruth A. Wooden, President, Public Agenda, September, 2004
To the Candidates: America Won't Settle for Sound Bites on Higher Education
by Ruth A. Wooden, President, Public Agenda, September, 2004
Why Is School Discipline Considered a Trivial Issue?
by Jean Johnson, Senior Vice President and Director of Programs, June, 2004
Teaching Interrupted
by Deborah Wadsworth, Senior Advisor, Public Agenda, May, 2004