The Public Policy Forum publishes reports,
research briefs, and major studies across a range of topics.
Visit our Issues page to access reports
by topic; here you can access all reports by title, date,
or type (full report or research brief).
|
| Making Work pay In Wisconsin: An Evaluation Of Tax-Based Work Incentives and Their Impact On Welfare Reform and The Working Poor |
July, 1999
|
|
| full report
|
| We asked rhetorically whether it pays to work in Wisconsin as a means of evaluating tax-based incentives and their impact on the working poor. |
| |
| Exploring Parents Educational Choices |
June 8, 1999
|
|
| research brief
|
| Since 1989 low-income parents in Milwaukee have had the opportunity to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), in which the state provides a voucher to be used as tuition at participating private schools. |
| |
| Crime Prevention Stressed in New Forum Study |
May 26, 1999
|
|
| research brief
|
| With reported crime rates declining and costs for criminal justice rising, a new Forum study has found that taxpayers favor preventive approaches to combating crime and are willing to pay higher taxes for programs aimed at improving the overall public saftey. |
| |
| Public Perception, Public Safety: Reality and Opinion about Crime in Milwaukee
|
May, 1999
|
|
| full report
|
| Recently the public response to crime has become a significant social, political and financial concern. |
| |
| More Choice for Parents Has Not Reduced MPS Aid |
April 30, 1999
|
|
| research brief
|
| Although it has been argued that the Milwaukee Public School district (MPS) is harmed financially by new options available to Milwaukee parents (see
box), our analysis finds that the negative fiscal effect on state aid to MPS is slight. |
| |
| Best Urban Practices Identified for MPS Consideration |
April 26, 1999
|
|
| research brief
|
| The Forum has completed a project on best practices in urban school districts to support Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) in promoting student achievement. |
| |
| Encouraging Best Practices at MPS A Review of the Literature and Educational Experiences in Peer Urban School Districts |
April, 1999
|
|
| full report
|
| The purpose of this report is to support Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) in promoting student achievement by documenting successful "best practices" in comparable urban districts. |
| |
| Districts Satisfied with Open Enrollment, Motivated to Retain and Attract Students |
December 30, 1998
|
|
| research brief
|
| The Public Policy Forum conducted a survey of school district administrators to understand how Wisconsin's open enrollment program worked during the first year. |
| |
| Parental Involvement and School Choice. A Look at Private School Choice in Cleveland and Milwaukee |
November, 1998
|
|
| full report
|
| Proponents of choice argue that parents who have greater ability to choose a school will be more likely to immerse themselves in the life of the school. |
| |
| The Economic Impact of Workforce Diversity |
September, 1998
|
|
| full report
|
| Workforce diversity has become an economic imperative. |
| |
