Education – Page 18 – Schirach Report

Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permamente CEO, Argues That The US Health Care Industry Should Re-Focus On Prevention We spend immense resources treating diseases that could be prevented. The "fee for service" model does not help save any money

By Paolo von Schirach October 16, 2013 WASHINGTON – Whatever the eventual fate of Obamacare, let’s be clear that this law is...

Larry Summers Argues That Washington Should Focus on Growth, Not The Debt Cutting spending should not be our number one priority. America's problem right now is slow growth. Republicans and Democrats should find common ground on pro-growth policies

By Paolo von Schirach October 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – Larry Summers did not manage to become the new Chairman...

No Way For America To Compete Effectively Unless It Improves Its Dismal Public Education System Most children in Philadelphia cannot read, yet their teachers get good marks. How is this possible?

By Paolo von Schirach September 25, 2013 WASHINGTON – There is really no dispute about the fact that in this hyper...

Only 63.2% Of Americans In the Work Force, Lowest Figure Since 1978 – Fed Policies Cannot Change This Trend Due to automation, we have manufacturing growth without adding jobs. Most new opening are in sectors requiring low skills

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/09/02/disruptive-technologies-like-3-d-printing-will-kill-millions-of-jobs-can-we-adjust-to-this-new-era/ September 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – Lacking any significant public policy initiative focusing on...

3 D Printing Will Kill Millions of Jobs – Can We Adjust To This New Era? When consumers will easily "make" goods at home, factories will disappear. Can we cope with this unfolding revolution?

WASHINGTON – An excellent TIME magazine story about robots and automation, (The Robot Economy, September 9, 2013), delivered a...

U.S. Marines Song: ” I Did My Best” America is supposedly about lofty principles and "can do" spirit. Can we still combine the two?

WASHINGTON – The beginning of a famous U.S. Marine Corps marching cadence says quite simply: “If I die on a combat...

In Order To Create Efficiency, Introduce Real Competition In US Health Care Dr. Jeffrey Singer argues that cosmetic surgeons have to reduce costs, because their patients are not covered by insurance

By Paolo von Schirach August 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – The two most bloated and least efficient sectors of the US economy,...

AARP Magazine Placed A Good Article On Bill Clinton’s Healthy Diet On Page 38 – Why Not The Cover Story? AARP does little to promote healthy habits among its members who are the largest consumers of medical services. Why is that?

By Paolo von Schirach August 8, 2013 WASHINGTON – The 38 million strong AARP (formerly the American Association of...

Mediocre July Jobs Report Points To Lower Standards Of Living In The US Most of the new 162,000 jobs are low paying positions in retail. Too many part time jobs. The end of American upward mobility?

By Paolo von Schirach August 3, 2013 WASHINGTON – The latest US jobs figures are alarming. Sure, we added...

Green Shoots In Europe? Not Until It Will Create Innovative Economies Southern Europe lacks a business friendly political culture, itself the precursor for a pro-innovation eco-system

By Paolo von Schirach July 27, 2013 WASHINGTON – The international business and financial media are desperately trying to...