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All three branches of our national government are malfunctioning. Little wonder the majority of young voters forswear both major political parties. As we celebrate independence, it is past time for a serious national conversation. What is the diagnosis and where is the cure?

The University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy offers a dual MPP/Ph.D degree program that provides students with strong research skills and an applied policy focus. We sat down with two second year students currently enrolled in the program to learn more about their experiences.

The University of Virginia Center for Health Policy has appointed accomplished surgeon and scholar Dr. Michael D. Williams as its new director.

In Batten, I have learned to approach policy problems analytically. It's easy to impose your own values and beliefs when attempting to solve such problems, but Batten has taught me that hard evidence is crucial.

Children receiving formal, classroom-based preschool receive significantly higher quality care and have better reading and math skills than their peers who receive informal childcare before kindergarten, according to a new study published in Child Development.

Congress is gridlocked, say talking heads. Dysfunctional, say pundits. Less popular than head lice, says an actual poll. In a word, broken. So let’s fix it, says Craig Volden, professor of politics and public policy at the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

Life in prison is meant to be difficult. But it doesn't always get better once you're out. Re-entering offenders often have a tough time finding employment, even when they are motivated and able to work. But "ban the box" - a popular policy aimed at helping ex-offenders find jobs - doesn't help many ex-offenders, and actually decreases employment for black and Hispanic men who don't have criminal records.

With more than 715,000 asylum-seeking applications to the European Union in 2015, bodies of refugee adults and children washing up on the shores of Greece and easy access for journalists to tell the story of their ordeal, Western media outlets began paying attention to the issue of forced displacement for the first time in decades.

The surge of final regulations in the twilight of the Obama Administration will interest many public policy professionals. These rules represent the Administration’s final efforts to help solve various public policy problems.

The University of Virginia's 187th Final Exercises took place on May 21 - 22, 2016, on the Lawn. On Saturday, May 21, the Frank Batten School of Leadership hosted a special Academic Regalia Ceremony at Highland, the historic home of James Monroe.

Air Force ROTC Cadet Nathaniel Jewell is a leader. In fact, the recent University of Virginia graduate is one of three Air Force ROTC “Cadets of the Year” chosen from around the country.