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Innovation in health care: An interview with the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic

March 2008

Delos "Toby" Cosgrove discusses innovation in health care—including a key role for top executives to play in reducing the nation’s health care burden.

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Improving education in the Gulf

March 2007

Educational reform should focus on outcomes, not inputs.

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China's looming talent shortage

November 2005

To make the move from manufacturing to services, China must raise the quality of its university graduates.

The Archive

2003
Educating global workers

December 2003

Poor education in the developing world is not a barrier to improving productivity there. But economic growth is needed before education can progress.

Purchasing lessons for schools

November 2003

Districts that improve their purchasing processes can capture significant savings.

2002
Small schools, big lessons

May 2002

Small learning communities can help big-city public schools re-create the intimacy and personal attention of their small-town counterparts, boosting graduation rates and achievement.

2001
Fast lines at Digital High Premium Content

February 2001

Computers have transformed work. They could also transform education.

1997
IT in UK schools: It’s time for a strategy Premium Content

May 1997

The United Kingdom has a higher ratio of computers per schoolchild than almost any other country, including the United States. Yet information technology has had little appreciable influence on educational standards. Schools policy has focused too much on providing hardware, and not enough on fully integrating computers into education.

1995
World class: Schools on the Net

November 1995

We can put classrooms on the information superhighway now. Is it worth 4 percent of the school budgets?

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