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Policy Memo Assignment and Rubric

Objective

To provide the best available information on an environmental problem and provide possible solutions and recommendations using a policy memo.

What is a policy memo?

Elected officials make decisions everyday based on incomplete or imperfect information. To combat this issue, a policy memo breaks down complex issues into essential facts to assist the policy maker’s decision. Technically, a policy memo is a document that provides analysis and recommendations for an elected official regarding a particularly technical situation or problem. 

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