Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education at the University of Virginia [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Introduction The University of Virginia School Turnaround Specialist Program (UVA-STSP) is a new and innovative approach to rescuing America’s failing schools by drawing on tried and true strategies from the business world and […]
State Representative Will Brownsberger Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Overview Currently, in Massachusetts, public employees who serve for more than ten years are eligible to receive a pension. The pension amount is computed by multiplying the highest compensation level that the employee has received (three-year average) by […]
Seema Verma – State of Indiana Background/Problem In 2006, Indiana ranked second in the nation for incidence of adult smoking and had poor general health indicators including high rates of obesity and a low rate of preventive care utilization. Indiana’s Medicaid program only covered non-disabled adults up to 23% of the federal poverty level (FPL), […]
Bill Branson – Arizona Correctional Industries – State of Arizona [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Background In 2004, Arizona Correctional Industries expanded their inmate labor programs for private sector partnerships. By entering into a contract with Arizona Correctional Industries, private sector companies commit to the parameters set by the […]
New England Healthcare Institute – Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Cambridge, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are a vitally important component of health care in U.S. hospitals, treating six million of the sickest and oldest patients every year. The choices about how to manage ICUs […]
Diann Worzala – Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Division of Hotels and Restaurants, State of Florida [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Background At the height of a national recession, the state of Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants Plan Review Office took innovative steps to not only […]
Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) State of Florida [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] ACCESS Florida comprehensively reengineered the eligibility process for public assistance services in the state. ACCESS uses innovative technology and relationships with over 3,300 community partners to achieve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, while allowing for customer […]
The John Scott Daily Florida Institute of Government University of Central Florida – Orlando, FL [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Accountability and transparency are the 21st Century watchwords for local governments. Local governments must demonstrate to citizens and taxpayers that they provide efficient, quality and effective public services. To […]
Office of City Councilmember Carl DeMaio San Diego, CA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] Several years ago, San Diego became the national poster child for irresponsible administration of government pensions. Dubbed “Enron by the Sea” for deceptive and dishonest pension accounting practices, San Diego was first to show the […]
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) and Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) Boston, MA [tab name=”MEDIA COVERAGE”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”VIDEO”]Coming Soon[/tab] [tab name=”IMPACT”]Coming Soon[/tab] [end_tabset] The Cost of Doing Nothing Jane was 50 years old and had lived for years in the woods in a suburb of Boston. A defining characteristic of her life had […]