Public Sector Consortium

12/21/2022

Public servants have continued to serve the common good in so many ways. Whether helping the country recover from a global pandemic, overcoming losses in education, safeguarding Americans at home and abroad, or in countless other ways. We value your service.

12/14/2022

We are especially thankful this year for the Northeastern University Coop students who are now part of the Public Sector Consortium’s public leaders. The Public Sector Consortium in partnership with Northeastern University has created the Public Service Leadership Corps http://www.public-sector.org/public-sector-leadership-corps/ . This program is building much needed capacity in Public Service careers both in the near term and long term.
Our goal with a focus on municipal government is to develop leadership skills early and provide undergraduates and graduate students with the necessary skills that set them on a successful career path toward public service leadership. This program is groundbreaking as the students are given the opportunity to work in municipal governments and schools and receive seven days of classroom training and learn the core skills of leadership.

We Are Pleased to Announce Our New Endeavor,the Public Sector Leadership Corps. Our goals for this Cooperative Education Program are to ensure that the US has trained and experienced graduates who are interested in public service management and leadership professions. The individual development plan...

12/14/2022

Great news about the first Coop Student Cohort in Public Service from Northeastern University! Learn more about their work

We Are Pleased to Announce Our New Endeavor,the Public Sector Leadership Corps. Our goals for this Cooperative Education Program are to ensure that the US has trained and experienced graduates who are interested in public service management and leadership professions. The individual development plan...

09/12/2022

check out our course offerings for leaders

The goal of the Public Sector Consortium’s Learning Programs is to create a world-class program of leadership and management learning that is relevant and accessible to Municipal, State  and Public Education leaders. The Formal Learning Programs were designed through a partnership between public ...

11/23/2021

What we've been thinking about this November:
The response to the current crisis has fallen heavily on local municipal and school . Their ability to implement and design communication systems which build trust and keep people safe in this constantly changing landscape has been heroic.

Given that the crisis is ongoing, we have not had the energy or time to reflect on how we have historically dealt with different national safety threats whether they be an outside threat or an internal one.

In the USA outside threats from a foreign adversary are handled at the federal level with our defense department. At most we would ask governors to activate the National Guard to perform vital functions.

The federal government is routinely activated for policy and leadership when the issue or threat does not recognize state borders as in air pollution, water resources, workplace safety, consumer safety, food safety, transportation safety, etc.

Knowing which level of & governance to activate for the best results has been a long-term ongoing debate in the USA the impacts of not understanding criteria for when something is best handled locally, state-wide, nationally can cause serious unintended consequences.

Ideally, all three levels of public leadership would be aligned and work together. We recognize that a good deal of the face-to-face communication and service delivery is the responsibility of our local government officials.

It really is time for a re-invention of how all levels of public leaders (particularly local) are trained on enhanced outreach skills to assure civility and partnerships with citizens.

11/23/2021

In an era when public trust & satisfaction is at an all-time low, we hold up these examples of how the investment in leaders & systems can go right





http://public-sector.org/social-media/re-thinking-governance-levels-and-communication-systems-to-assure-safety-civic-engagement-and-outcomes/

The response to the current public health crisis has fallen heavily on local Municipal and School Department Leaders. Their ability to implement and design communication systems which build trust and keep people safe in this constantly changing landscape has been nothing short of heroic. Given that....

11/23/2021

New blog out from president Georgie Bishop on and the https://thriveglobal.com/stories/resiliency-practices-the-essential-skill-set-for-all-public-leaders/ looking at how
consider resilience & why it is important for all citizens https://twitter.com/Public_SectorC/status/1339715260274630656?s=20

10/15/2021

With the challenges facing our country we all need to strengthen our partnerships and community values to intentionally move us to a place where working together and serving the common good becomes the north star for our individual and collective decisions and investments. Another great effort was recently shared when non-profit civic education organizations came together from around the country this spring to unveil the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap recognizing the deep polarization within the country as well as a lack of care about and understanding of the systems that we all depend on as Americans.

A call to action to invest in strengthening history and civic learning, and to ensure that civic learning opportunities are delivered equitably throughout the country.

10/14/2021

Simple and meaningful activities that build engagement and offer civics lessons are currently a part of many of our cities and towns. We encourage you to do what you can to continue these efforts.

One long-standing example of a town who has invested in civic and participation is MA. Their Citizens Academy has gained a reputation within the state. One of their residents was recently heard on the radio praising what he and his wife had learned through the Citizen’s Academy programs. The Lexington programs are available in person and on Zoom. This year’s annual program will have eleven topics offered over the next eleven weeks.

Have you ever wondered…What the Police do with evidence?What gets carried on a fire truck?How the Town sets the Fiscal Year budget?When you need a building permit?How many languages are spoken by students at the public schools?Who builds trails on Conservation lands?Comments from past participants...

10/11/2021

Learning values throughout our lives can serve us all in powerful ways and in particular are a big part of the learning process. Schools are where we meet people who are different from our families, who have different socioeconomic backgrounds, different cultures and different religions. We are taught how to learn with others, share a classroom, cafeteria, and playground. The question is does it go far enough? Many would say no including the judge who ruled against the 14 students in RI who sued the state over the lack of civics education. Students sue Rhode Island over lack of civics education | CNN

A class-action federal lawsuit on behalf of 14 students says Rhode Island failed to teach them civics and prepare them to participate in the political process.

10/11/2021

What we are thinking about this fall...In their 2011 report the Carnegie Corporation discussed public schools as the guardians of democracy. As students go back into the classrooms this fall, many for the first time in 18 months, our work with the public-school leaders is at the forefront of our minds. Despite a tumultuous election cycle and a focus on public sector issues in the media such as public health, the federal budget and policing, few people have asked how are schools doing civically? Are they adequately developing students who will be our next voters and civic leaders? Will they be prepared or even interested in to participating in our democracy and facing the challenges ahead?

Guardian of Democracy: The Civic Mission of Schools, is an urgent call for action to restore the historic civic mission of our nation's schools. This new report provides research-based evidence of the decline in civic learning in American schools and …

09/20/2021

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