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Accountable Design for Accountable Care
Released on March 4, 2013 by MHRFAdminNew McGraw-Hill Research Foundation Policy Paper Examines Accountable Healthcare Design for Accountable Care
New York, March 4, 2013 — Questions linger about how major changes to Medicare, such as the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act (PPACA), will impact the U.S. healthcare system and, in turn, hospital design. A core tenet of PPACA is accountable care, a topic whose goals will be greatly impacted and ultimately defined by healthcare design.
Tags: Derrek Clarke, Erin K. Peavey, Julie Zook, Nick_Watkins, Richard_Saravay, Timothy M. Gorton, Whitney Austin GrayThe Challenge of Financial Numeracy: Requisite Mathematical Reasoning for Financial Literacy
Released on February 26, 2013 by MHRFAdminMcGraw-Hill Research Foundation White Paper Advocates for Greater Collaboration Among Schools, the Private Sector, and Nonprofits to Improve Financial Literacy in the U.S.
NEW YORK, NY, February 26, 2013—America may rank among the planet’s wealthiest countries, but so many of its citizens have a poor grasp on managing their personal finances. Improvement of the nation’s financial literacy is clearly necessary. In a new McGraw-Hill Research Foundation white paper, “The Challenge of Financial Numeracy: Requisite Mathematical Reasoning for Financial Literacy,” author Michael Lee argues that the heart of the problem is an inability of many people to apply basic principles of quantitative reasoning in the financial decision-making process.
Tags: financial literacy, Financial_Numeracy, michael_lee, white_paperAsia-Pacific Roundtable on Workforce Education: New Approaches Needed to Close Growing Skills Gap
Released on January 31, 2013 by MHRFAdminMcGraw-Hill Research Foundation Policy Paper Advocates for Global Collaboration Between Education and Business To Improve Workforce Training
New York, January 31, 2013— The Asia-Pacific region represents one of the most dynamic growth areas of the world, with more than 50% of the world’s economic output. However, companies there face grave problems attracting, retaining, and developing talent. A McGraw-Hill Research Foundation white paper, “The Asia-Pacific Roundtable on Workforce Education: New Approaches Needed to Close Growing Skills Gap,” summarizes a discussion among education and business leaders who participated in a Roundtable at the East-West Center in Honolulu; participants focused on the implications of the growing workforce training and skills gap that is making it difficult for businesses in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere to find trained and competent employees.
Tags: asia-pacific, Karen_Knudsen, Marilyn_Matsunaga, Mitch_Rosin, Ron_Painter, workforce_education, workforce_trainingThe Rebirth and Retooling of Character Education
Released on December 11, 2012 by MHRFAdminTeaching Children to Do Their Best and Be Their Best—An Expanded Approach to Character Education
McGraw-Hill Research Foundation Policy Paper Details Why School-Based Character Education Is Needed
New York, NY, December 11, 2012— U.S. educators should look for new ways to promote student character education in schools because the development of good citizenship is as critical to children and society as academic achievement, says a new McGraw-Hill Research Foundation white paper released in collaboration with the Character Education Partnership (CEP).
“The Rebirth and Retooling of Character Education in America,” written by Russell J. Sojourner, Ph.D., director of Leadership Development at CEP, explains how a re-energized and innovative approach to character education today offers great opportunity to provide children with the skills, knowledge, and dispositions to become life-long learners, get good jobs, have healthy relationships and to become productive and contributing members of the community. Effective school-based character education must promote the pursuit of excellence and the pursuit of ethical behavior.
Tags: Character Education Partnership, character_education, mcgraw-hill research foundation, russell_sojourner, white_paperPortable, Stackable Credentials: A New Education Model for Industry-Specific Career Pathways
Released on November 28, 2012 by MHRFAdminNew Report on Education and Workforce Training Initiatives
White paper from McGraw-Hill Research Foundation urges greater collaboration between education and business to improve student career preparedness and success
New York, NY, November 28, 2012—U.S. educational institutions and the business world must collaborate to develop more effective job-specific career pathways, a new McGraw-Hill Research Foundation white paper says. The result of an increased collaboration will be more hires, greater opportunities for advancement, and a pathway to prosperity for students who do not pursue traditional college degrees.
“Portable, Stackable Credentials: A New Education Model for Industry-Specific Career Pathways,” written by James T. Austin, Gail O. Mellow, Mitch Rosin, and Marlene Seltzer, details how secondary and post-secondary educational institutions and business can meet the challenges of a 21st century global jobs market that demands increasing numbers of employees with mid- and high-level technical skills. The authors show how this could be accomplished by designing a system of portable, stackable credentials embedded in transparent, more easily navigable career pathways.
Tags: Career_Pathways, Gail O. Mellow, James T. Austin, Marlene Seltzer, mcgraw-hill research foundation, Mitch Rosin, Portable_Stackable_Credentials, white_paperCreating the Sustainable City: A Community Engagement Strategy That’s Working
Released on September 27, 2012 by MHRFAdminDubuque’s Sustainability Efforts Serve as a Model for Other U.S. Communities
NEW YORK, September 27, 2012 – Dubuque, Iowa, has developed into a more sustainable city through an innovative movement focused more on community-created and citizen-led initiatives than on traditional government programs. The city’s sustainable community coordinator explains Dubuque’s success in this area in a new McGraw-Hill Research Foundation white paper, describing a variety of sustainability initiatives focused on economic prosperity, environmental integrity, and social/cultural vibrancy over a six-year period. In the paper entitled “Creating the Sustainable City: A Community Engagement Strategy That’s Working,” Cori Burbach says the effort involved issues including water quality, recycling, green space needs, public transit, cultural vitality, accessibility, and downtown revitalization.
Tags: City_of_Dubuque, cori_burbach, sustainable, white_paperImproving College Student Success
Released on September 13, 2012 by MHRFAdminMcGraw-Hill Research Foundation Paper Urges Innovative Developmental Education Programs to ImproveCollege Students Success
NEW YORK, September 13, 2012—Strong developmental education programs must be regarded as a cornerstone of college preparation in the U.S. because more students are entering college without the necessary skills to thrive and ultimately graduate, according to a new McGraw-Hill Research Foundation policy paper.
“Improving College Student Success: The Challenges and Promise of Developmental Education,” co-authored by Robert S. Feldman, Ph.D. and Mattitiyahu Zimbler, Ph.D. examines the elements of successful developmental education programs and offers suggestions for future direction. Feldman is Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Zimbler is a research associate. Read more
Tags: College Readiness, Developmental_Education, Mattitiyahu_Zimbler, robert_feldman, student_success, white_paperCommon Core Standards To Impact Adult Education
Released on July 12, 2012 by MHRFAdminMcGraw-Hill Research Foundation White Paper Reveals How Upcoming State Education Standards Could Impact Adult Education
New York, July 12, 2012 – State education departments throughout the country are, for the first time, in the process of agreeing on and establishing new and more demanding educational standards for kindergarten through high school. The nationwide trends and factors prompting this coordinated rise in education standards and accountability affect adult education as much as they will K-12, according to a recently published McGraw-Hill Research Foundation report.
Tags: adult_education, common_core_standards, Jeff_Fantine, Mitch_Rosin, white_paperSustainable Personal Finance
Released on June 19, 2012 by MHRFAdminMcGraw-Hill Research Foundation Policy Paper Advocates Teaching
Sustainable Personal Finance to Students and Adults
NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 – The U.S. is facing a dangerous knowledge gap in financial literacy for adults and children that is threatening the future economic empowerment and self-sufficiency of Americans. Statistics on foreclosures, debt accumulation, and habits of over-spending and under-saving, are evidence that insufficient understanding of basic financial principles is causing critical economic and societal problems. Fourteen states now require that high school students take a personal finance class, and 22 states require an economics class, and while this is a start toward improving financial literacy, it’s far from enough.
Tags: financial_literacy, Mount_Mercy_University, Robert_Walker, white_paperThe Education and Human Capital Requirements Roundtable
Released on May 17, 2012 by MHRFAdminNew Report on Education and Human Capital Requirements
White paper from McGraw-Hill Research Foundation and United States Council Foundation explores approaches to lifelong learning for the 21st century
New York, N.Y., May 17, 2012 – As technology increasingly eradicates traditional jobs faster than individuals can learn the skills necessary to adapt, the fundamental process of how we educate and train people must be revisited. In order to address the needs of the 21st-century economy, educators, policy makers and the business community should develop a common global approach to education, skills development and lifelong learning. Suggested approaches include building resilience into curriculums and shifting the focus from either/or knowledge or skills training to an area that includes both.
Tags: 21st Century, Center_for_Curriculum_Redesign, education, Fadel, United States Council Foundation, white_paper