Government & Leadership Conference: Political Gridlock – The Political Reform Movement in America

This conversation, focused around political reform – is moderated by Bonnie Reiss, Global Director of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute, and the participants are:

Kathay Feng, Executive Director of California Common Cause
John C. Fortier, Director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Democracy Project
Jackie Salit, President of IndependentVoting.org
Dorothy Siemon, Vice President of AARP’s Office of Policy Integration

This conversation is part of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute’s annual conference on Government & Leadership, discussing issues such as the Government shut downs, gridlock, division, and leaders not working together to solve the big challenges we face.

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute focuses on the causes of this hyper partisanship and explore solutions that can get government working for the people.
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Panelists explore various legislative and governmental efforts, such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the Race to the Top contest, used to address the achievement gap in education. Hear from government officials, education specialists, and NGO representatives working to address these important issues on a local and statewide basis.
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