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Browsing Sanford School Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program Master’s Projects by Submit Date

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County Costs and Funding in North Carolina’s Electronic Recycling Program

Leven, Rachel (2013-04-19)

Senate Bill 887, better known as the “Amend Electronics Recycling Law,” banished electronic waste from landfill disposal in 2010. It also set up a system of funding to ensure that manufacturers of electronics sold in the ...
Dropouts from Durham Public Schools

Todd, Amy (2013-04-18)

Low high school graduation rates prove a major challenge for policymakers throughout the United States. Durham, North Carolina is no exception. Durham’s graduation rate is currently 77%, compared to the North Carolina ...
Evaluating to Learn: Monitoring & Evaluation Best Practices in Development INGOs

White, Katherine (2013-04-18)

USAID Forward has spurred development assistance implementers to consider how USAID’s new priorities will impact international non-governmental organizations (INGOs)’ monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices. The purpose ...
A Multistate Best Practices Analysis of Farm to School Programs in the Southeast

Williams, Mim (2013-04-18)
How can the private sector effectively partner with civil society to promote good governance in Kenya?

Obonyo, Raphael (2013-04-18)

The purpose of this study was to examine private sector-civil society partnerships. The literature section focuses on factors that make partnerships work. The study also examines two joint advocacy projects that KEPSA has ...
Attracting Traditional Investors to Impact Investing

Matheny, Wendy (2013-04-18)

Research Question: 5 Stone Green Capital (“5 Stone”) seeks to fund green real estate investments by attracting capital from both traditional and “impact” investors. The impact investing space is relatively new to capital ...
Recommendations for Federal Involvement in School Turnaround Efforts

Dorman, Stephanie (2013-04-18)

Executive Summary Politicians, policymakers and educators are increasingly concerned that the nation’s lowest performing schools are leaving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students without the skills ...
REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC HOUSING: AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF BOULDER HOUSING PARTNERS’ FY 2010 ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AND ANALYSIS OF OPTIONS TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN CONSERVATION

Dimmitt, Rachel (2013-04-18)

In an attempt to further its goals of environmental stewardship, Boulder Housing Partners, the public housing authority for Boulder, CO, has made a public commitment to reduce the electricity consumption of its public ...
A comparative analysis of newspaper and blog coverage of natural gas extraction policies in North Carolina

O'Doherty, Lauren Forbes (2013-04-18)

North Carolina is home to natural gas deposits, both onshore and offshore. The state has debated whether or not to allow extraction of these resources on many occasions. This study analyzes the newspaper and blog content ...
Improving Medicaid Enrollment Rates among Eligible Migrant Children

Mason, Kathleen (2013-04-18)

Many migrant children who are eligible for Medicaid are not enrolled in the public insurance program while residing in North Carolina. This qualitative study explores the barriers migrants face when enrolling children in ...
Reducing Unintentional Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths in North Carolina: Policy Implications based on Current Public Health Surveillance Systems and Law Enforcement Records

Tiry, Emily (2013-04-18)

Executive Summary Background In North Carolina, the number of deaths from unintentional drug overdoses has increased more than 300 percent in just over a decade, from 279 in 1999 to 1,140 in 2011. An increasing ...
R&D Tax Incentives: How Does The US Compare?

Carwell, Emily; Carwell, Emily (2013-04-18)
The Effects of Community-wide Job Loss on Student Achievement

Chiamopoulos, Andy (2013-04-18)

Understanding the impact of job loss on student achievement has grown increasingly important given the widespread job loss that occurred during the Great Recession. I evaluate the impact of county-level job loss within ...
Fixing the Form: Improving Individualized Education Programs in North Carolina

Ireland, Elizabeth (2013-04-17)

Executive Summary Policy Problem: Special education services for children in North Carolina schools are highly dependent upon the development of individualized education programs, or IEPs. In fact, without an IEP in ...
Behavioral Economics and the Affordable Care Act: What States Should Know As They Design Health Insurance Exchanges

Khan, Zarak (2013-04-17)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the signature pieces of legislation passed under the Obama administration, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter referred to as “ACA”) is a vast expansion of the healthcare ...
Advertising on Triangle Transit: A Revenue Forecast & Policy Analysis

Bartelli, Jeff (2013-04-17)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY POLICY ISSUE (PG 1) Triangle Transit is interested in how much revenue could be generated by the placement of interior and exterior advertisements on the buses and para-transit vehicles that it manages ...
Electric Generation Investment in a Time of Natural Gas Price and Carbon Pricing Uncertainty: A Modeling Analysis

Fitzpatrick, Kristopher (2013-04-16)

Low current and forecasted natural gas prices are spurring investment in new gas-fired electric generation in the eastern United States. In both regulated territories and organized electricity markets, natural gas power ...
Perceptions of safety and household behaviors to improve drinking water quality in peri-urban Cambodia

Turrini, Gina (2013-04-16)

How do perceptions of water quality affect household water-related hygiene and behavior, and can these perceptions be changed by the provision of household-specific water quality information? Despite some recent progress, ...
Protected Area Impacts on Land Cover in Mexico

Santiago-Ávila, Francisco J. (2013-04-15)

Although national and international efforts to mitigate deforestation during the last few decades have had some limited impact, they have failed to substantially slow the loss of tropical forests. This MP applies an approach ...
Nil Points, Douze Points, and Everything In Between: An Analysis of Political Voting Bias in the Eurovision Song Contest

Boulos, Anna (2013-04-12)

Most viewers assume voting in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is politically motivated, but few empirical studies have addressed political voting bias. If these claims have any validity then Eurovision voting results ...