Our thoughts on the key issues facing our region.
Opinion columns from the Foundation’s President Nancy Douzinas and other Rauch Foundation professionals bring immediacy and passion to our focus on children and families, the environment and regional leadership. For more than a decade these articles have sparked action and intelligent debate across the region and beyond.
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