Event Archives: 2013

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For years, policymakers have sought to turnaround the trajectory of low-performing schools. But most turnaround models focus on intervention rather than prevention, and many fail to address problems that emerge in the earliest grades. Ensuring that children have the right start in the PreK-3rd grade years is critical to seeding a culture of learning and fostering academic success beyond the primary years.

The longest war the United States has ever fought is the ongoing war in Afghanistan. But when refer to "Afghanistan," we really mean a conflict that straddles the border with Pakistan -- and the reality of Islamic militancy on that border is enormously complicated. In Talibanistan, an unparalleled group of experts offer a nuanced understanding of this critical region.

The Health Policy Program’s December 17 event, titled “What’s Next for US Healthcare,” brought together some of the most important thought leaders in modern health policy for a discussion that reached beyond the ideas policymakers have already debated to death, and began looking at solutions to the treatment delivery system challenges that are coming in the wake of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Here are some of the event highlights from Health Policy Program Research Associate Joe Colucci :