Classrooms in the U.S. are rapidly evolving with new teaching methods and technology to improve learning and make education more personalized and accessible. What are the latest innovative practices in education and are our policies and practices supporting them?
Read here about how the issues we face today can be addressed with public policies that foster human creativity in a free-market economy.
Jennifer Berman, CLER participant For Jennifer Berman, giving back and helping people is her passion. After a successful career in pharmaceutical sales, following her passion and purpose to help others, Jennifer took a new role raising funds for nonprofit organizations in her local community. Jennifer has dedicated herself to civic engagement by enrolling in our […]
The events of the last few weeks have made me realize that Afghanistan is closer to my heart than I had previously thought. In 2008, I had the honor of meeting Connie Duckworth who started ARZU Rugs employing Afghan women to make rugs for the US market. I purchased several rugs for my home and again this […]
Meet Amy Jo As a communications professional with over 20 years of experience, Amy Jo Clark’s background is diverse and spans several genres – including political, government, technical, medical, and broadcasting. She co-created and manages a successful media company, COTR LLC, since 2009, co-hosted a daily radio show, runs a podcast, and was an Adjunct […]
To deepen the engagement of Policy Circles in the states and continue expansion, The Policy Circle created the State Leadership Council (SLC) program in 2018. SLC’s expand The Policy Circle’s mission by recruiting more Circle members and leaders in their state, welcome new Circle leaders, and provide engagement opportunities for members . We are grateful for the amazing women who serve […]
The Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap (CLER) is a proprietary, experiential leadership program that takes women from having general civic knowledge to becoming civic leaders. We work with emerging women leaders to grow their impact through civic engagement. This innovative, action-oriented curriculum was designed to educate, prepare and build the next generation of public leaders. The curriculum facilitates an understanding of the […]
This is a guest post from our partners at the News Literacy Project written by the Founder and CEO, Alan C. Miller, and does not reflect The Policy Circle’s views. On Sept. 28, 1980, during the height of the drug epidemic in the nation’s capital, The Washington Post published a heart-rending profile of “Jimmy,” an 8-year-old heroin addict. It caused a […]