Congratulations NYU-Kinvolved!
Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural National Invitational Public Policy Challenge - the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University! Their proposal, Kinvolved, uses an app to track student attendance in the New York City public school system. The team receives $15,000 - $7,500 for team members and $7,500 to further the proposal.
On Sunday, April 22, 2012, five teams from top-notch schools across the country competed in the inaugural National Invitational Public Policy Challenge hosted by the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. Participating schools included Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Washington.
Want to learn more about their proposals? Simply click on the school name below.
- H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University
- Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
- Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
- Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Many thanks to our accomplished panel of judges: John Gibbons, Wanda Gibson, Governor Parris Glendening, and Bill Leighty.
Thank you to all of our sponsors and to our generous host, the National Constitution Center.
View the Press Release!
Governing Magazine Praises Public Policy Challenge
"Think "Shark Tank" for public policy: extraordinary ideas for solving contemporary challenges presented to a panel made up of experienced public officials and other experts by top students from highly rated public-administration schools. That would be a pretty apt description of the National Public Policy Challenge, an annual invitational event hosted by the Fels Institute of Public Policy of the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Wins 2nd Annual National Public Policy Challenge amid Tough Competition
By Kelliston McDowell, MPA '14
Now a yearly event, the Penn Fels Institute of Government’s second annual National Invitational Public Policy Challenge had it all. There was the impressive venue at the National Constitution Center, an esteemed panel of judges, and thought-provoking policy proposals - plus about twice the number of teams than that of the inaugural challenge.
Public Policy Challenge Demonstrates Growing Trend: Social Innovation Competitions
By Peter Barna, Penn '15
