In the News: Robert Bifulco
Maxwell Panel Weighs the Implications of the Proposed Dismantling of the Department of Education
The Center for Policy Research’s latest ‘What’s at Stake’ discussion explored the potential effects on public schools, Title IX, higher education accessibility and more.
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Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment
Messages that were crafted as letters and promoted a long-term career opportunity were more successful in recruiting applicants to a School of Education teacher recruitment fellowship, their findings revealed.
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Salience in Email Recruitment
This Maxwell X Lab study uses a randomized controlled trial to examine which email format is the more salient option when recruiting for a teacher training program designed for diverse, underrepresented students. Published in the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration.
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WP 255 Racial Disparities in School Poverty and Spending: Allocations Within and Across Districts
WP 252 Fiscal Sustainability of Retiree Health Care Benefits Among New York State School Districts
A Pledge to Transform Education
A gift by Ben ’84 and Marcia Baldanza ’86 inspires a joint initiative aimed at closing the achievement gap by diversifying teachers.
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Alumni Spotlight: Into the Fray
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Ten Maxwell experts to speak at upcoming NASPAA conference
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Big Data and PA Careers
“There’s been an explosion in the quantity and forms of data available to support organizational decision making,” says Robert Bifulco, chair of public administration and international affairs. Assistant Professor Matthew M. Young asserts that soon, all public administration employees will be expected to have data analysis skills.
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Bifulco comments on Florida charter school report in San Francisco Chronicle
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Bifulco quoted in Chalkbeat article on concerns about charter schools
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Bifulco study on Say Yes to Education program published in JPAM
Bifulco, Schwegman research accountability‐driven school closures
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Maxwell School ranks number one for public affairs in 2020
Maxwell MPA program launches data analytics area of study, internship
“Codifying Data Analytics for Public Policy as an area of study will allow us to deepen and expand our relationships with top employers in this area and ensure that Maxwell remains at the leading edge of this rapidly evolving field,” said Chair and Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Robert Bifulco about Maxwell's new area of study in Data Analytics for Public Policy.
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Voices at the Table
The inaugural Policy Camp introduced undergraduate students of color to career options in policy — and to the impact bolstered racial and cultural diversity can have across the public sector.
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Bifulco's research on Say Yes program cited in Cleveland.com article
Robert Bifulco, professor of public administration and international affairs, found gains in Buffalo after Say Yes when studying the scores of individual students, not just the district as a whole.
WP 212 Who Benefits from Accountability-Driven School Closure? Evidence from New York City
Shybalkina, Bifulco article on participatory budgeting published
Maxwell invites undergrad students of color to Public Policy Camp
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