About the Resource

The City of Baker Springs is a fictitious entity created for the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs for the purpose of showing those who are interested in public administration what a typical municipal website should look like. It was created as part of the Baker’s school new online Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. The site aims to exemplify both realism and ease of use in order to make it an efficient, comprehensive learning sandbox. Users can access the site to read up on the history of Baker Springs, view members of its government, and access various types of data pertaining to the city.