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Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom

Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical…

9 months ago

Equipping youth for the future through school, work, and beyond

Take a moment to remember who taught you some of your most valuable skills. Was it your parents, schoolteachers, a…

9 months ago

Preparing for extreme weather scenarios in Cambodia

For decades, weather extremes have disrupted lives and livelihoods in Cambodia. Yet, despite the increasing frequency and severity of floods,…

9 months ago

Transforming government through smart procurement: A blueprint for a digital marketplace

Many countries are pushing to transform the way they procure digital goods and services. In today’s fast-paced world, traditional approaches…

9 months ago

Artificial Intelligence in Health Systems: What’s Missing in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Latin America and the Caribbean faces a serious quality problem in their health systems—something unacceptable for a middle-income region. The…

9 months ago

A World Bank Guarantee Helps Benin Create Space for Development Spending

In a higher interest rate environment and fewer sources of concessional financing available, governments must constantly balance infrastructure investments, social…

9 months ago

Public School Pre-K Teachers Should Not Be an Afterthought

States are investing in expanding their pre-K programs. More than 1.5 million children were enrolled in a state-funded pre-K in 2022–23,…

10 months ago

The UK’s Space Dreams vs. South Korea’s Reality—What Needs to Change?

The UK government recently set a new contract record with the European Space Agency (ESA), securing £844 million since 2022. But in…

10 months ago

Mass Migration: Addressing One of the Greatest Challenges and Opportunities of the Century

Every year, millions of people leave their homelands to start their lives somewhere else. Some seek to find a promising…

10 months ago

Beyond a Manhattan Project for Artificial General Intelligence

In November 2024, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recommended that Congress establish a Manhattan Project-like program for developing artificial general…

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