Homeroom

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Educators and students, don’t forget to tap into one of your best resources as you begin this school year…your school librarian! In today’s school libraries, you can find lively, vibrant spaces focused on learning and community. A school librarian provides personalized learning environments and offers equitable access to resources to ensure a well-rounded education for Continue Reading The post School Librarians: One of a Student’s Best Resources appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In a pilot physical therapy program run by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., veterans work to save a medieval village from a fire-breathing dragon. “While they’re tracking the dragon, they have to keep it in their line of sight,” says Caitlin Rawlins, deputy director of clinical tech innovation in the VA’s Office of Healthcare, Innovation and Learning.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In light of the modern-day consumer’s shopping behaviors and spending habits, retailers and consumer goods manufacturers in Asia would do well to question—or perhaps even abandon—traditional ways of doing business.

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 212 The 13-year-old son of one of my viewers has been giving some library marketing advice to his mom and to others. He says libraries should be posting on YouTube Shorts. Is he right? I’ll let you know whether this kid is a future library marketer in this episode. Plus someone will receive kudos!

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Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In an evolving energy landscape, our Global Energy Perspective 2023 provides insights into long-term trends that will shape the energy transition.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In NASCIO's recent State CIO Survey, 69 percent of states ranked their data maturity and governance as being in the beginning stages. What are the challenges to data governance, and what can states do to accelerate evolution? Minnesota CIO Tarek Tomes and North Carolina CIO James Weaver offer their perspectives. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2023, click here.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Brian Dehner, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Edgewood, KY, and serves as a Public Finance Authority board member. Mike Gillespie, former County Commission Chairman for Madison County, AL, and serves as the Secretary for the Public Finance Authority’s Board.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

How to do it differently.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When faced with a career decision, or even just a sticky situation in your current job, where do you turn for advice? Most of us probably just wing it, picking a current or former coworker to take to lunch, or perhaps cornering a neighbor on the weekend. But Treva Smith, a recent GovLoop Featured Contributor, says we need to take a more thoughtful approach.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The trade profile of economies constantly evolves. Explore the data to understand how the composition of exports and imports has been changing in different sectors and among trade partners over time.

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Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

Local Government

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I've mentioned that Salt Lake City is in the process of closing schools (" School closure and consolidation planning needs to focus on integration planning at the outset as a separate process "). Enrollment of elementary school aged kids has dropped by 6,000 over the past 10 years, and the State Legislature has ordered the district to right size the number of elementary schools in response.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Over the past few years, leading economies have reconfigured their main trading partners. Explore for which economies and for which sectors trading partners are changing in this shifting trade landscape.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Government services, at their core, are built on the principles of accessibility and inclusivity , intended to serve every member of a community, irrespective of factors like socioeconomic status, educational background, career, health, or disability. Yet, within communities across the United States, a troubling pattern persists, wherein certain groups are consistently overlooked.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Global flows travel through corridors that connect countries, shaping the global economy—from oil flows from the Middle East, to power from East Asia, to agriculture flows from the Americas to the rest of the world. Explore the data to identify the major players in the global trade network in different subsectors.

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Unlock the potential of sustainable facility management! This guide empowers small local governments to lead with climate-resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and more. Elevate your community's resilience, reduce costs, and embrace eco-friendly practices. Discover the role of facility maintenance teams in green cleaning, sustainability analyses, and infrastructure upgrades.

Local Government

NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By Scott Timmer, City Manager, Fairfield, Ohio The City of Fairfield, OH, (pop.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

By using tech-driven solutions, WealthTechs in Asia–Pacific can unlock opportunities in the fast-growing wealth management industry to expand the system to more customers and financial institutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A data-driven approach can help public sector agencies react quickly to unforeseen events, improve decision making, and provide the public with accurate information for their activities and well-being. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used a data-driven strategy when they launched the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) to create a modern, integrated, and real-time public health data and surveillance system during health threats such as COVID-19.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

No region is self-sufficient in today’s interconnected world. Every region relies on trade with others, both as markets and suppliers in numerous categories.

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PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I am half Jewish, and likely had I been in Germany during Hitler's time, I'd have been killed off, so I have always had (and was brought up to be) sympathetic and empathetic to the idea and reality of Israel as a Jewish state. [My father's parents moved to the US around 1910.] OTOH, as heinous as the Holocaust was, nothing can justify treating a population/ethnic group as bad as the Nazis.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Global interconnections have created broad economic benefits, but recent supply chain disruptions have highlighted the importance of resilience.

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