In 2004, Donald Berwick, a doctor and the CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), had some ideas about how to save lives—massive numbers of lives. Researchers at the IHI had analyzed patient care with the kinds of analytical tools used to assess the quality of cars coming off a production line.They discovered that [...]
School Teacher Defies Odds, Lifts Little Known High School Graduation by 526 Percent
July 25, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
In 1995, Molly Howard, a longtime special education teacher in Louisville, Ga., watched as the new Jefferson County High School building was being constructed. “Every day I’d drive by the building, and I’d wonder, ‘Who’s gonna run that school?’ And it kept tugging at me, ‘Why don’t you apply?’” Howard said. She applied and got [...]
