Canadian health economist Robert Evans called them zombies: ideas killed long ago by evidence, but re-emerging from the grave — often in disguise.
He was talking about user fees for health services. Such fees primarily mean that the poor go without care while the rich may get care they don’t need, but they also add to the bureaucracy required to
Erica Jain co-founded Healthie, a healthtech infrastructure company, in 2016 as its CEO. Post-pandemic and unprecedented levels of digital health innovation have contributed to the company’s recent inflection in growth. Healthie’s success has skyrocketed under Jain’s leadership, emerging as a leading white label platform for digital-first health organizations with a nine figure valuation and recent raise of $18.5 million. Jain
Anyone working in the construction industry knows that buildings can show structural issues at any time of year. However, many of these problems are caused or exacerbated by winter weather. Roofs in particular take a battering during the season as temperatures plummet and strong winds and rain are frequent occurrences.
The most common roof problems that
As we close the door on 2022, we approach 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage.
Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this
Where does your water supply come from?
If you live near mountains, for instance in British Columbia, a lot of your water probably comes from mountain snowpack. Over 1.9 billion people globally rely on the snow melting and running off from these mountain snowpacks for their water supply.
Accurate predictions of this annual trend is critical for water supply planning.
Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, is the Chief of the Department of Bioethics and Head of the Section on … [+]
Post-pandemic academic achievement is showing encouraging signs of improvement, although not evenly across school years, according to NWEA, a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students.
The new research findings are based on fall 2022 assessment data from nearly 7 million US students in grades 3-8.
The new report is part of NWEA’s ongoing research effort to examine