GPPI In the News

• What Colleges Can Learn from K-12 Education

  May 22, 2013
  According to research by Anthony P. Carnevale and Jeff Strohl, of Georgetown University, fewer high-income students attend community college than in the past. High-income students outnumber low-income students by 14:1 in the most competitive four-year institutions, yet poor students outnumber wealthy students in community colleges by nearly 2:1.
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• Political appointee's hands-off excuse is rejected at IRS hearing

  May 22, 2013
  A guide to the “rules of engagement” for political appointees, written by Joseph Ferrara and Lynn Ross of Georgetown University in 2004, examined the “myth” that political appointees often don’t care about improving the agencies they are chosen to lead.
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• Focus on Medicate Cost Drivers, Congress Told

  May 21, 2013
  Notwithstanding the specific measures being discussed, lawmakers are correct to focus on Medicare as an instrument for broad reforms, according to Alice Rivlin, PhD, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a left-leaning think tank here.
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• Role of Health-Law 'Navigators' Under Fire

  May 20, 2013
  "Applying for financial assistance is also a complicated business, and brokers don't have a lot of experience with that," said Tricia Brooks, a research assistant professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.
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• Commencement Weekend in Washington

  May 16, 2013
  “Our commencement speakers this year are extraordinary individuals, representing the highest levels of excellence in a diverse array of fields—from public service to public health, education, economics and humanitarian endeavors,” said Georgetown University president John DeGioia.
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