Harvard Graduate School of Education's Meira Levinson argues that recovering the civic purposes of public schools will take more than tweaking their curricula. Drawing on political theory, empirical research and her own experience from teaching at an all-black middle school in Atlanta, Levinson calls on schools to remake civic education.

During two closed sessions before the luncheon, committee members discussed the latest in financial regulation issues. At a luncheon briefing following these sessions, SFRC members gave several statements and answered questions.

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Recently, the movement of financial activity out of the United States has received considerable attention, with study groups and commentators focusing on excessive and costly regulation as a likely cause. London’s success in attracting financial transactions and securities offerings has been attributed to less punitive and costly regulatory policies, but...

Economic researchers have devised alternative methods for tracking recessions.

On April 13, 2012, the US Department of the Treasury released new cost estimates for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Looking principally at actual and projected contractual cash flows, the document concludes that: "Overall, the government is now expected to at least break even on its financial stability programs and may realize a positive return." 

The Obama administration's financial reform package hits the trifecta of bad policymaking.