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Lead pipes aren't just a water infrastructure problem—they're connected to poverty, violence, and lost opportunity. Milwaukee's mayor explains why removing them matters to public safety and economic mobility. Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Milwaukee...

Host Stephen Goldsmith sits down with Brian Elms, former director of Denver's groundbreaking Peak Academy and founder of Change Agents Training, to explore how generative AI is transforming government's most successful employee empowerment model. Elms...

The article is part two of the series, “ Championing Equitable Infrastructure with Victoria Johnson,” illustrating equity approaches in infrastructure. Johnson spoke with the Data-Smart team about leading an equity advisory services practice, where her...

As two former public servants who worked through the first wave of the COVID pandemic in New York, one of the hardest hit states in the U.S., we experienced the highs and lows of governments’ rapid transition to working from home firsthand. We also saw...

May 25, 2022 Workforce In this episode Earl Buford, president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, moderates a virtual book talk with Growing Fairly co-authors Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman. They discuss supporting...

April 11, 2022 Workforce This article originally appeared in Governing Magazine. When communities look to grow jobs, income and wealth, data isn’t the first place they usually turn. However, Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Randall Woodfin and the city’s business...

March 23, 2022 City Administration March is National Procurement Month, and in this episode Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Kailey Burger, the Managing Director of the Procurement and Economic Mobility Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School...

February 22, 2022 Workforce In this episode Editor Betsy Gardner interviews Professor Steve Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman about their newest book, Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development . They discuss the...

February 22, 2022 Workforce The following is an excerpt from the book Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development by Professor Steve Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman, out now. For decades, public and nongovernment...