News & Events
This page lists the most recent news and events involving Common Good in each of our three main issue areas--Schools, Healthcare, and Society. Click on an item below to learn more, or visit our more extensive news and events listings on the Schools (news, events), Healthcare (news, events), and Society (news, events) pages.
Schools Common Good Colorado Supports Education Bill
Todd Engdahl, Education News Colorado, April 3, 2008
Common Good Colorado testified before the Colorado House Education Committee in favor of the "Innovations Schools" bill.
Ed. Schools Beef Up Classroom Management Training
Vaishali Honawar, Education Week, December 11, 2007
Common Good Director of Education Policy Dina Hasiotis comments on teachers' concerns about school discipline.
Schools Increasingly Sending Discipline Issues to Court
Yvonne Wenger, The Post and Courier (SC), November 11, 2007
The Post and Courier examines why school discipline matters -- not crimimal ones -- are increasingly reported to authorities and tried in courts. The article quotes Common Good Director of Education Policy Dina Hasiotis.
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| More schools events Healthcare The Jury's Still Out: A Critical Look at Malpractice Reform
William Sage, Margaret Thompson, Cynthia Gorman, Melissa King, Center for American Progress, June 12, 2008
A series of recent articles through the Center for American Progress discuss the ongoing debate surrounding medical malpractice reform. Several of the authors describe the need for more creative, comprehensive reforms, such as health courts, that address both quality and compensation.
Compensating Birth-Related Injuries through an Administrative Process: Weighing the Benefits for New York
June 3, 2008
Common Good hosted a public forum with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (District II/NY) in New York, NY as part of our ongoing state outreach efforts. This forum presented information and solicted input about the possibility of launching a birth-injury administrative compensation program in New York. Coverage of the Common Good and University of Wyoming College of Law Symposium
April 3, 2008
Press coverage of the two-day forum in Laramie, Wyoming - Healthcare Reform and Patient Safety: Challenges & Opportunities for Medicine and the Law. The event drew several hundred attendees from the area to discuss patient safety challenges facing health care providers in Wyoming, and across the country.
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| More healthcare events Society COMMON GOOD FORUM: The Boundaries of Litigation
Location: The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
April 15, 2008 Rescue Recess
Letter to the Editor, New York Times, December 21, 2007
Common Good President Janet Corcoran responds to an article in the New York Times on the growing trend to ban recess, "School Recess Gets Gentler, and the Adults Are Dismayed."
Will the Net Prevent the Collapse of the Common Good?
Digital Age, December 2007
Digital Age asks Philip K. Howard how the Internet has helped spread Common Good's message. Howard highlights the work Common Good is doing in health care, education, and civil justice.
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