In this report, La Follette students investigate declining enrollment in the Madison Metropolitan School District and strategies to retain families in the school district.
Workshop Reports
The Workshop in Public Affairs (PA 869) and the Workshop in International Public Affairs (PA 860) are the capstone courses for our master’s degree programs.
Working in teams, students produce research-based, analytical, evaluative, and prescriptive reports for clients in the public, non-governmental, and private sectors that range from municipal government offices to international development organizations.
Contact outreach@lafollette.wisc.edu with questions or for older reports.
Inadequate EMS in Rural Wisconsin: Strategies to Improve Reliability
In this report, La Follette students assess the challenges facing rural emergency medical services in Wisconsin.
Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation of Milwaukee’s Law Enforcement Officers
In this report, La Follette students assess the City of Milwaukee’s challenges in police recruitment and retention in hopes of strengthening the city’s police force.
Regulatory Tactics to Reduce Non- Revenue Water Loss
In this report, La Follette students analyze the Public Service Commission’s current regulatory approach to reducing water loss in Wisconsin water utilities.
Eviction Rates and Landlord-Tenant Relations in Racine County
In this report, La Follette students investigate eviction patterns in Racine County, Wisconsin’s third-highest county for evictions.
Shared-Ride Taxi Regionalization Implementation Plan for the Cities of Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls
In this report, La Follette students provide an implementation plan to help the Wisconsin cities of Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls create a regionalized shared-ride taxi system.
Preserving Ecuador’s Biodiversity: Analyzing Effectiveness of Private Lands Conservation Efforts in Latin America
In this report, La Follette students conduct a comparative analysis of Latin American conservation policies to decrease deforestation on privately protected lands in Ecuador.
Food Security Post- Disaster and Food System Resilience
In this report, La Follette students help inform disaster relief policies through a review of the research, strategies and programs surrounding natural disaster-caused food insecurity.
Victims of Crime Act: The Impact of Funding Decreases Across Wisconsin
In this report, La Follette students assess the impact of funding decreases in the Crime Victims Fund.
Shared-Ride Taxi Regionalization for the Cities of Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls
In this report, La Follette students assess the feasibility of regionalizing shared-ride taxi systems in three northwestern Wisconsin communities.