Our thoughts on key issues.
For more than fifteen years, opinion columns from Rauch Foundation professionals sparked action and debate on regional issues, the role of philanthropy, and cross-sector partnerships. As we continue our research into our new program areas, we looking forward to keeping the conversation going. Stay tuned!
Year
2018
- Building on biotech could be key to LI’s 21st century | July
- We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April
- Long Island needs an innovation district | January
- Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January
- Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January
- Moving a Region Forward | January
- Education and the Economy | January
- Build Apartments, and They Will Come | January
- The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January
- A Better Long Island for All | January
- The Challenge for Long Island | January
2017
2016
2015
- Protecting and Enhancing Water Quality on Long Island | July
- Research Institutions Are a Vital Economic Engine on Long Island | June
- Transforming Mobility on Long Island Requires the ‘Third Track’ | May
- A Promising Model for Bipartisan Cooperation on Long Island | May
- Ending the Stagnation in Long Island’s Economy | March
- New Data Illuminates Long Island’s Education Inequities | January
- Long Island Needs a Broader Mix of Housing | January
2014
- Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Growth for Long Island | December
- Restoring Long Island’s Water | October
2013
2012
- A Public/Private Partnership Perspective | November
- Questioning Our Future | October
- Many Children Left Behind | September
- Great School-No Miracle | August
- Mapping an Illogical System | July
- Thinking Outside the Classroom for Education Reform | June
- Energy | June
- We Need Cross-District High Schools | May
- "Play Ball" Say CA Technologies and Early Years Institute | April
- Farmingdale Gets Smarter about Water | March
- Long Island at a Tipping Point | February
- Is Long Island Ready to Roll in 2012? | January
2011
- Now You Can See What Long Island Is Missing | December
- We Can Build a More Beautiful Long Island | November
- Protecting Our Water Will Take Island-Wide Effort | October
- Stopping School Failure before it Starts | September
- 7-Town Consortium Aims for Thousands of Greener Homes | August
- Study Reveals: Long Island Water at Risk | July
- A Tech Star | June
- Leading or Lagging | May
- What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April
- Carmans River Pact Shows How Regions Should Plan | March
- Way to Go | February
- We Need New Plans That Match Our Needs | January
- New Census Survey Sheds Light on L.I. problems. And opportunities. | January
2010
- A Big Step toward a Smaller Carbon Footprint | November
- New Study Reveals: Land Preservation Brings in the Green | October
- Changing the Odds for Our Students | September
- Education, Kids and ROI | August
- Imagining a Better Long Island | July
- Starting to Make Connections | June
- Better Education For Less | May
- Build a Better Burb | April
- Working Together CAN Happen Here | March
- Study Finds Long Island Downtowns Are Good to Grow | February
- Getting Back Our Mojo | January
2009
- Adelphi Gives a Lesson in Development | December
- Hard Truth about Our Schools | November
- Bricks and Mortar Won’t Stop the Brain Drain | October
- We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August
- Doing Pre-K Right | July
- Building Consensus | June
- Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May
- Fighting for Change | April
- Attitude Adjustment | March
- Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February
- Treasure Map | January
2008
- How to Improve Education and Make Money Doing It | December
- Do Americans Hate Kids? | November
- If We Don’t Start Getting It Right, We Won’t Get It at All | October
- Business Plan for Long Island | September
- Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August
- Going Backwards | July
- Long Islanders are Serious about Energy and the Environment | June
- Fighting for Our Young | May
- Building Success | April
- Long Island Renaissance | March
- Seismic Shift | February
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January
2007
- Help Wanted | December
- Going Nowhere | November
- Tackling Taxes | October
- All Our Children | September
- How Boston Got It Together | August
- Once and Future Village | July
- Firefighting Costs | June
- About School Costs | May
- Northern Virginia | April
- Health Care | March
- Long Island Index | February
- Our High-Tech Future | January
2006
- Conservation | December
- Home Rule | October
- Third Track | September
- Open Spaces | August
- Industry Clusters | July
- Our Schools | May
Topic
Economy
- Building on biotech could be key to LI’s 21st century | July 2018
- We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
- Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
- Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January 2018
- Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January 2018
- Education and the Economy | January 2018
- The Challenge for Long Island | January 2018
- State's investments in Long Island will pay dividends in NYC | January 2017
- Research Institutions Are a Vital Economic Engine on Long Island | June 2015
- A Promising Model for Bipartisan Cooperation on Long Island | May 2015
- Ending the Stagnation in Long Island’s Economy | March 2015
- The Road Back to Our Innovation Legacy | December 2013
- Long Island at a Tipping Point | February 2012
- Is Long Island Ready to Roll in 2012? | January 2012
- A Tech Star | June 2011
- What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April 2011
- Way to Go | February 2011
- We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August 2009
- Building Consensus | June 2009
- Business Plan for Long Island | September 2008
Population
- The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
- Give Millennials Housing Options They Need to Stay Here | February 2016
- Building Consensus | June 2009
- Treasure Map | January 2009
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
Housing
- We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
- Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
- Build Apartments, and They Will Come | January 2018
- Why Is It So Hard to Build Multifamily Housing on Long Island? | June 2016
- Give Millennials Housing Options They Need to Stay Here | February 2016
- Long Island Needs a Broader Mix of Housing | January 2015
- Long Island Must Shed Small-Town Mind-Set | July 2013
- 7-Town Consortium Aims for Thousands of Greener Homes | August 2011
- Building Consensus | June 2009
- Treasure Map | January 2009
- If We Don’t Start Getting It Right, We Won’t Get It at All | October 2008
- Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
- Long Island Renaissance | March 2008
- Seismic Shift | February 2008
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
- How Boston Got It Together | August 2007
- Once and Future Village | July 2007
Transportation
- Moving a Region Forward | January 2018
- Unprecedented Coalition Backs Governor Cuomo’s LIRR Expansion Project | April 2016
- Transforming Mobility on Long Island Requires the ‘Third Track’ | May 2015
- Long Island's Future Prosperity Depends on Public Transit | February 2013
- Building Consensus | June 2009
- Treasure Map | January 2009
- Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
- Going Nowhere | November 2007
- Third Track | September 2006
Community
- We kept a finger on the pulse of LI | April 2018
- Long Island needs an innovation district | January 2018
- Creating Alliances Among Long Island’s 665 Government Entities | January 2018
- Building Regional Leadership for the Innovation Economy | January 2018
- Moving a Region Forward | January 2018
- The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
- The Challenge for Long Island | January 2018
- John Kominicki: Advancing Unconventional Wisdom on Long Island | December 2017
- Long Island Could Use More Champions of Philanthropy Like Amy Hagedorn | January 2017
- A Promising Model for Bipartisan Cooperation on Long Island | May 2015
- Long Island Must Shed Small-Town Mind-Set | July 2013
- Mapping an Illogical System | July 2012
- We Can Build a More Beautiful Long Island | November 2011
- We Need New Plans That Match Our Needs | January 2011
- New Census Survey Sheds Light on L.I. problems. And opportunities. | January 2011
- Imagining a Better Long Island | July 2010
- Starting to Make Connections | June 2010
- Build a Better Burb | April 2010
- Study Finds Long Island Downtowns Are Good to Grow | February 2010
- Getting Back Our Mojo | January 2010
Education
- Education and the Economy | January 2018
- The Need to Tackle Segregation Head-On | January 2018
- New Data Illuminates Long Island’s Education Inequities | January 2015
- Many Children Left Behind | September 2012
- Great School-No Miracle | August 2012
- Thinking Outside the Classroom for Education Reform | June 2012
- We Need Cross-District High Schools | May 2012
- Stopping School Failure before it Starts | September 2011
- A Tech Star | June 2011
- What Business Leaders Should Know about Two-year Olds | April 2011
- Changing the Odds for Our Students | September 2010
- Education, Kids and ROI | August 2010
- Better Education For Less | May 2010
- Hard Truth about Our Schools | November 2009
- Doing Pre-K Right | July 2009
- Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
- Fighting for Change | April 2009
- Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
- Treasure Map | January 2009
- How to Improve Education and Make Money Doing It | December 2008
Environment
- Protecting and Enhancing Water Quality on Long Island | July 2015
- Restoring Long Island’s Water | October 2014
- Energy | June 2012
- Farmingdale Gets Smarter about Water | March 2012
- Protecting Our Water Will Take Island-Wide Effort | October 2011
- Study Reveals: Long Island Water at Risk | July 2011
- Leading or Lagging | May 2011
- A Big Step toward a Smaller Carbon Footprint | November 2010
- Working Together CAN Happen Here | March 2010
- Treasure Map | January 2009
- Eight Things Long Island Should Do | August 2008
- Going Backwards | July 2008
- Long Islanders are Serious about Energy and the Environment | June 2008
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
- Going Nowhere | November 2007
- Conservation | December 2006
Taxes
- Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
- Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
- Tackling Taxes | October 2007
- How Boston Got It Together | August 2007
- Firefighting Costs | June 2007
- About School Costs | May 2007
- Our Schools | May 2006
Open Space
- Carmans River Pact Shows How Regions Should Plan | March 2011
- New Study Reveals: Land Preservation Brings in the Green | October 2010
- Building Consensus | June 2009
- Open Spaces | August 2006
Governance
- We Can’t Afford Any More Business As Usual | August 2009
- Want Better Schools for Long Island?—Pass it On | May 2009
- Pop Quiz on Long Island’s Schools | February 2009
- What We’ve Got and What We’ve Not | January 2008
- Help Wanted | December 2007
- Tackling Taxes | October 2007
- All Our Children | September 2007
- Firefighting Costs | June 2007
- About School Costs | May 2007
- Northern Virginia | April 2007
- Home Rule | October 2006
- Our Schools | May 2006