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...Harvard Kennedy School hosted a commemoration for the 59th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, entitled “Celebrating China’s National Day—30 Years of Reform.” Nearly 100 people marked the three-decade anniversary of the occasion when China’s leaders gave nod to economic reform, gearing the country toward hefty growth...
Saich opened the discussion by identifying the economic, social, and psychological shifts that are taking place in Chinese society. These transitions, he said, highlighted the achievements of China’s reform but posed challenges as well...
Saich focused on the problems within the psychological transition, calling China’s reform “a shift from the collective as the organizing focus to one which is more based on individual choice...
...care they need,” he said. “And when they do get it, it’s too expensive.” Swartz said, though, that the current economic crunch could lead to some speed bumps in the march toward health care reform. “I think it’s hard to tell today, without knowing what Congress will approve,” she said. “Feasibility depends on political will.” According to Howard K. Koh, a professor of Public Health and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health, Obama?...
...Spellings asked. “In all candor, the answer is no, not yet.” While she did recognize many of the pressing issues in our schools, Spellings focused her speech on potential areas of improvement and what she described as recent successes in reform. Spellings was one of the major proponents of passing the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, and she cited the federal law as a major reason for improved test scores and reduced achievement gaps. The law mandates that schools must aim for all students to reach grade-level proficiency in reading...