South Carolina Council for the Common Good Records - Accession 117

The South Carolina Council for the Common Good Records consist of constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, yearbooks, brochures, financial records, membership lists, and newspaper clippings relating to the council’s governance and its activities, including its work to improve child welfare (1959, 1967-1968); its lobbying against Richard Nixon’s 1970 cutback of public library funds (1969-1971); its lobbying for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (1970-1973); its work to promote passage of jury service to women in South Carolina; and its efforts to strengthen the South Carolina Status of Women’s Conference (1965-1977).https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1144/thumbnail.jp

Bay Area Survey: Public Attitudes about the Economy, Government and Public Policy (June 2011)

SURVEY OVERVIEW The Leo T McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good launched its inaugural Bay Area Regional Survey in June 2011. The Center interviewed nearly 1,200 respondents over the age of 18 in eight Bay Area counties to get the current pulse of San Francisco and the Bay Area on a range of important issues. In this first McCarthy Center survey, a baseline of opinions is established so that regional changes in perception can be measured over time. Included are such topics as concern over the economy, pension reform, and other public policy issues, and overall assessments of trust and confidence in the government. The survey was conducted June 1‐7 2011. Respondents were randomly selected from across the Bay Area, representing a full cross‐section of age, ethnicity, and socio‐economic standing. Surveys were taken of adult residents in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma Counties. In addition to the base sample, the report includes an oversample of San Francisco County. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish (11 percent of the sample) and residents were contacted by landline or cellphone (10 percent of the sample). This report presents the responses of the 1,177 persons surveyed. The margin of error for the population estimates is ±2.8%. Margins for subgroups are larger; significantly so in some cases. This report contains findings on the following topics: • Public perceptions of most important issues to Bay Area communities, assessments of whether things are heading in the right direction, and sentiments about the direction of the economy; • Individual preferences for options for reviving the economy including public investments in education, and tax and regulatory policy; • Trust in governmental institutions, including separated evaluations of national, state, and local governments and confidence in an array of social and political organizations. • Levels of concern about governmental budgets and preferences for typical components of pension reform proposals designed to reduce public obligations; and • Evaluations of the net consequences of immigration; whether immigrants are a benefit or a burden to California

Bay Citizen/University of San Francisco Survey Findings Memo (Amended) October 2011

The Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at the University of San Francisco, in partnership with The Bay Citizen launched its inaugural municipal election survey in October 2011 to offer an objective and independent analysis of the state of the election. The poll represents a unique snapshot in time and offers statistically significant information about likely voters interviewed at the time of the survey. It is not intended to be, nor is it capable of being, predictive of the November election. This report presents the responses of the 551 persons surveyed. The margin of error for the population estimates is ±4.2%. Margins for subgroups are larger; significantly so in some cases. This report contains findings on the following topics: - Public perceptions of whether San Francisco is moving in the right or wrong direction and the job performance of the acting mayor. - First, second, and third place preferences in the election for Mayor of San Francisco; - First, second, and third place preferences in the election for San Francisco District Attorney; - First place preferences in the election for San Francisco Sheriff; - Opinions on the two pension reform ballot measures, Proposition C and Proposition D

University of San Francisco Affordability and Tech Poll

Summary and methodology • USF conducted an online poll of 553 San Francisco registered voters. The survey covered many topics, and here we report results on questions on affordability and the technology sector • English only • Fielded from Nov 18th-25th • Demographics matched city voters pretty well, but the survey is weighted on housing tenure • Survey was designed with the results of the recent SF Surveys in mind, accepting that affordability is a major concern in San Francisco, especially with regard to housin

Our History Clips: Collaborating for the Common Good

This case study reveals how middle school social studies teachers within a professional development program are encouraging their students to use multiple disciplinary literacies to create Our History Clips as they also work toward developing a classroom community of engaged student citizens

For the Common Good

The University of Dayton has launched For the Common Good, a website outlining five overarching themes of the University\u27s ambitious strategic vision, introduced by President Eric F. Spina in his inauguration address in April

Goals for the Common Good: Exploring the Impact of Education

Those who advocate for greater investment in education often make the economic argument: more education leads to higher wages and is critical for financial stability and independence. They're right. Robust evidence supports the view that higher levels of educational attainment are linked to higher incomes, less unemployment, less poverty, and less reliance on public assistance. But education is about more than just better jobs and bigger paychecks, important though they are in making families and individuals more financially stable. More education is also linked to better physical and mental health, longer lives, fewer crimes, less incarceration, more voting, greater tolerance, and brighter prospects for the next generation. More education is good for individuals who stay in school to earn their high school degree or who enter and graduate college, but it is also good for all of us, paying big dividends in the form of increased civic engagement, greater neighborhood safety, and a healthy, vibrant democracy. This report is a companion piece to the online Common Good ForecasterTM, a joint product of United Way and the American Human Development Project. It takes a closer look at the ten indicators featured on the Forecaster and makes the case for why education matters to each of these critical areas. The Common Good ForecasterTM is an online tool available at www.measureofamerica.org/forecaster and www.liveunited.org/forecaster