Posts tagged Leiter
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - COVID-19’s Impact on Short- and Long-Term Changes to the Education System

The COVID-19 pandemic has become the primary focus of today’s media and has forced industries to adapt to meet the public’s demand for solutions. Education systems throughout the world have felt the whiplash of this historic event. The majority of educational programs have taken to digital mediums, from transforming kindergarten programs into engaging online formats to adapting graduate programs to utilize new teaching methods.

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David LeiterLitke, Leiter, Kerr, COVID-19, education, k-12, college, pandemic, digital, digital divide, homework gap, school, public school, universities, private school, distance learning, primary, secondary, congress, house, senate, pelosi, markey, mcconnell, trump, biden, fauci, devos, higher education, higher ed, CARES, HEROES, undergraduate, affordability, trade schools, vocational schools, PPE, campaign
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - COVID-19’s Impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy, Immigration, and Global Leadership

COVID-19 does not recognize borders and has been spreading throughout the world. Efforts to fight the virus have shifted international relationships, begging the question what lasting impacts the pandemic may have on the global world order. While some countries are leveraging emergency declarations to consolidate power and maintain order, others see COVID-19 as an opportunity to advance in the global pecking order.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrLitke, Leiter, Kerr, COVID-19, foriegn policy, immigration, global leadership, coronavirus, Congress, House, Sente, Senate, Trump, Biden, President, China, South Korea, diplomacy, Cold War, U.S., Russia, Europe, World War II, State Department, Africa, Asia, Latin America, UN, United Nations, World Health Organization, Security Council, European Commission, Canada, Mexico, DHS, campaign
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - Responding to a National Mental Health Crisis

It is impossible to deny that the physical effects of COVID-19 on both individuals and our country at large are staggering. Policymakers are beginning to understand that COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on our nation’s mental health, and a legislative response is warranted.

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Olivia GardnerLitke, Gardner, Leiter, Kerr, Eppler, COVID-19, Mental health, crisis, crisis text line, health, healthcare, mental, sickness, dealth, isolation, trauma, pandemic, anxiety, health insurance, social distancing, stay at home, existing conditions, relapse, drontline, PPE, doctors, nurses, patients, burn out, depression, insomnia, distress, hospitlas, hospitals, coronavirus, behavioral health, nursing home, emotional, emotional support, telemedicine, domestic abuse, Cuomo, Trump, Biden, Congress, House, Senate, CARES, SAMHSA, Medicare, veterans, Medicaid, CMS, Suicide prevention, HEROES, block grant
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - Trade After the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the daily interactions from the individual to the international scale. As companies and countries scramble to acquire the materials needed to fight the virus, some lawmakers are calling for a reorganization of trade lines and re-shoring of manufacturing in an effort to prepare for future emergencies.

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Paul EpplerLitke, Eppler, Leiter, Kerr, Gardner, COVID-19, trade, China, USMCA, US-UK, globalization, tariff, tax, taxation, sanction, Section 301, Section 232, trade deal, deglobalization, NAFTA, reshoring, regionalizing, regionalization, Canada, Mexico, nationalism, Biden, Trump, Congress, Administration, House, Senate, TPP
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - The Post-Pandemic Energy Landscape

In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world’s economy to its core and impacted nearly every major industry. Energy is no exception, with renewable and conventional producers alike suffering massive job losses and a decline in consumption. However, the two groups were not identically positioned prior the onset of the global tumult; this piece will aim to parse out how they might look in a post-COVID landscape.

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Paul EpplerLitke, Eppler, Leiter, Kerr, Gardner, COVID-19, energy, coronavirus, renewable energy, conventional energy, jobs, renewable fuels, markets, gren, green, state portfolio standards, RES, EERS, wind, hydropower, solar, efficiency, energy efficiency, biofuels, coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, Trump, Biden, energy policy, climate, climate change, Congress, Paris, ANWR, CPP, Harris, Klobuchar, Warren, electricity, electric grid
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - The Implications of COVID-19 on Infrastructure

As policymakers seek to provide relief to key sectors of the national economy, they are considering the long-term benefits of investing in long overdue critical infrastructure projects.

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Claire WashburnLitke, Dimarcantonio, Leiter, Kerr, COVID-19, Infrastructure, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, Trump, Biden, T&I, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Moving Forward Framework, highway bill, highway reauthorization, wastewater, 5G, broadband, water infrastructure, community health centers, McConnell, EPW, ENR, Commerce, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, WRDA, AWIA, drinking water, COVID 4.0, COVID 5.0, Engineers, FAST Act, rural broadband, Clyburn, connectivity, FCC, urban planning, development, green infrastructure, workforce, telework, remote learning, distance learning, election, presidential election, campaign