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Advocating for the Common Good: People, Politics, Process, and Policy on Capitol Hill [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 200 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 250x177x13 mm, weight: 422 g, 5 BW Illustrations, 3 Tables
  • Serija: Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-May-2023
  • Leidėjas: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 1538155230
  • ISBN-13: 9781538155233
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 200 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 250x177x13 mm, weight: 422 g, 5 BW Illustrations, 3 Tables
  • Serija: Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-May-2023
  • Leidėjas: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 1538155230
  • ISBN-13: 9781538155233
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Advocating for the Common Good: People, Politics, Process, and Policy on Capitol Hill offers a rich and accessible guide to policy-making in the nations capital, beckoning us to get to the table, make our voices heard, and reinvigorate our policy making institutions. Jane West parts the curtains and brings us behind the scenes with a simple framework which enables both the novice and the experienced to deftly navigate the Washington maze. The 4 Pspeople, politics, process, and policyare each examined with an eye toward what a successful advocate needs to know. Informed by her forty years of experience as part of the policy-making apparatus in education and disability, expert interviews with those in the room where it happens, a deep dive into congressional procedures and the scholarship on public policy, West delivers a powerful call to action. This affordable, jargon-free guide provides students and professionals with practical tools and a proven step-by-step process for analyzing past policies to understand how and why it became what it is, and then creating an advocacy strategy for a cause in order to change policy going forward.

Recenzijos

This book empowers experts with the understanding of the process to impact policy and provides a bridge to collaborative partnerships between experts and policymakers. -- Gloria Niles, University of Hawai'i The author builds on the extant body of work on this critical topic, while also incorporating their deep experience in practice. This book thus in essence presents a practice-informed theory, which is much needed in the field of education and public policy. -- Raquel Muńiz, Boston College, Lynch School of Education & Human Development and School of Law

List of Tables, Textboxes, and Figures
xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Author's Note xix
Introduction xxi
1 People
1(30)
The Iron Triangle
2(14)
Congress
2(2)
Congressional Staff and Congressional Committees
4(2)
Relationships Are Everything
6(2)
The Executive Branch
8(2)
Interest Groups
10(1)
Professional and Trade Associations
11(1)
Business or Corporation Associations
11(1)
Public Interest Groups
11(1)
Think Tanks
12(1)
What Do Interest Groups Do in Relation to Policy and Advocacy?
12(2)
Political Action Committees and 501 (c)(4)s
14(1)
Coalitions
14(1)
Government Relations/Lobbying Firms
15(1)
Lobbying
15(1)
Beyond the Iron Triangle
16(7)
The Courts
16(2)
Social Media and the Press
18(1)
Public Opinion
19(1)
Constituents
20(2)
Grassroots Movements and Organizations
22(1)
Experts
22(1)
The Culture of Policy Making versus the Cultures of Other Sectors
23(4)
Representation Matters
27(3)
Takeaways: People
30(1)
2 Politics
31(14)
Majorities and Minorities in Congress
32(2)
Seniority in Congress
33(1)
The White House
34(1)
Election Cycles
35(1)
Participating in Election Campaigns
36(1)
Transition to Office after Winning an Election
37(3)
Bipartisanship
40(2)
Takeaways: Politics
42(3)
3 Process
45(2)
Part I Summary of the Literature on Public Policy Making Processes
47(13)
Framework #1 The Cyclical Framework
48(10)
Problem Definition
48(1)
Agenda Setting
49(2)
Policy Formulation
51(1)
Policy Adoption
51(3)
Policy Implementation
54(2)
Policy Evaluation
56(2)
Framework #2 Policy Streams
58(2)
Part II Congressional Procedures
60(28)
How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Seven Steps of Regular Order
62(7)
Bill Introduction
64(1)
The Committee Receives the Bill
65(2)
Possible Referral to Subcommittee
67(1)
Hearings and Markups
67(1)
Floor Consideration
67(2)
Conference Committee
69(1)
President's Signature
69(1)
Three Core Legislative Processes: Budget, Appropriations, Authorization
69(13)
Budget Process
70(3)
Reconciliation
73(1)
Deeming Resolution
73(1)
Appropriations Process
74(3)
Mandatory and Discretionary Spending
77(2)
Earmarks
79(1)
Authorization Process
79(3)
Other Congressional Processes
82(3)
Oversight and Investigations
82(1)
Confirmations
83(2)
Senate and House Rules
85(3)
Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives
86(1)
Filibuster and Cloture in the Senate
87(1)
Part III Executive Branch Processes
88(61)
Executive Orders
89(1)
Federal Rule Making
90(4)
Before the Proposed Rule
91(1)
The Proposed Rule
92(1)
Before the Final Rule
92(1)
The Final Rule
93(1)
After the Final Rule
93(1)
Negotiated Rule Making
94(1)
Other Key Federal Agency Functions Related to Policy Making
94(3)
Guidance
95(2)
Takeaways: Process
97(2)
4 Policy
99(26)
Which Comes First: The Problem or the Solution?
100(3)
Policy Tools
103(4)
Grants
103(1)
Appropriations
104(1)
Civil Rights
104(1)
Accountability
105(1)
Data Collection
105(1)
Enforcement Mechanisms
106(1)
Research
106(1)
Individual Benefits
106(1)
Tax Code
107(1)
Requirements Related to Implementation by Federal Agency
107(1)
What Is Good Policy?
107(16)
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Use of Standardized Assessments in Federal Education Policy: Point/Counterpoint
109(1)
The ADA: A Remarkable Policy
110(2)
NCLB and Its Derivatives: The Use of Standardized Assessments in Federal Education Policy--a Cautionary Tale
112(5)
Race to the Top 2009
117(2)
Teacher Preparation Regulations 2011-2017
119(2)
Lessons Learned
121(2)
Takeaways: Policy
123(2)
5 Advocacy
125(24)
Advocating with Congressional Offices
128(12)
First and Foremost: Build a Relationship
130(1)
Prepare for Meetings
130(2)
Provide Background Information, Data, and Stories
132(1)
Refine Your Message So It Will Be Heard by Your Audience
132(2)
Be Prepared with No More Than Three "Asks"
134(2)
Offer Invitations to Speak or Visit
136(1)
Don't Get Mad or Argue or Talk Politics
137(1)
Always Follow Up
138(1)
Keep Showing Up
138(1)
Add Your Voice to a National Organization
139(1)
Advocating with the Executive Branch
140(1)
Artifacts for Advocacy
140(3)
Committee and Subcommittee Activities: Hearings, Markups, and More
140(1)
Other Statements from Members of Congress
141(1)
Status of Bills Introduced
141(1)
Reports from the Congressional Research Service
142(1)
Documents from the Government Accountability Office
142(1)
Developments from the White House and Federal Agencies
143(1)
Connecting Research, Practice, and Policy
143(2)
Participating in a Committee Hearing or a Town Hall Meeting
145(1)
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Advocacy Activities
146(1)
Impact of the January 6,2021, Events at the Capitol on Security Measures
147(1)
In Closing
147(1)
Takeaways: Advocacy
147(2)
Wrapping Up 149(2)
References 151(10)
Index 161(6)
About the Interviewees 167(4)
About the Author 171
Jane West is an independent education policy consultant based in Washington D.C. She began her policy work as an intern in the U.S. Senate for Senator Lowell P. Weicker (R-CT) in 1983, where she went on to serve as staff director for the Subcommittee on Disability Policy of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). She has been active in policy making for over forty years working for a range of federal government agencies as well as national organizations, including the Presidential Task Force on the HIV Epidemic, the National Council on Disability, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, The National Network of State Teachers of the Year, the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education, and the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has written and spoken extensively on policy and advocacy in education and disability and served on the faculties of the University of San Francisco, the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and Virginia Commonwealth University designing and teaching public policy courses. For more information see: https://www.janewestconsulting.com/