2012-05-10T18:02:45Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/b/beckett_megan_k.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/01/20/EW.html 2010-01-20T19:26:00Z 2010-01-20T19:26:00Z

Based on the results of statewide standardized tests, more than 15 percent of U.S. schools are in need of improvement. The students attending these schools need help, writes Megan Beckett.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2003/01/02/SDUT.html 2003-01-02T19:46:00Z 2003-01-02T19:46:00Z

Now that California schools have access to up to $550 million in new assistance annually under Proposition 49 to fund after-school programs, wise choices need to be made to ensure the money will be used for programs that give children the maximum benefit, writes Megan Beckett in an commentary.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP215.html 2008-02-11T16:28:00Z 2008-02-11T16:28:00Z

Reviews the costs, benefits, and costs and benefits relative to one another for investment in youth programs offered when students are not in school.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG242.html 2005-01-21T08:48:00Z 2005-01-21T08:48:00Z

Presents the findings of a literature review intended to identify and assess relevant issues concerning effective out-of-school-time programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR488.html 2007-09-19T19:33:00Z 2007-09-19T19:33:00Z

Evaluates the current landscape of theory, research, and interventions addressing the role of adolescent romantic relationships in the development of healthy adult marriages.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR383.html 2006-08-04T16:30:00Z 2006-08-04T16:30:00Z

Summarizes the results of a 50-state survey of systems for reporting adverse medical events that took place in 2004.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9108.html 2005-11-25T10:58:00Z 2005-11-25T10:58:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Making Out-of-School Time Matter (MG-242-WF).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB2505.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Accountability for After-School Care: Devising Standards and Measuring Adherence to Them (MR-1411-SSCCP).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR434.html 2007-04-21T16:35:00Z 2007-04-21T16:35:00Z

Presents the preliminary results of analyses that address how alternative methods for classifying services for Medicare patients discharged from the hospital might explain resource use and affect patient mix.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1118.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Substance Use and High-Risk Sex Among People with HIV: A Comparison Across Exposure Groups

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP882.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do Health Interview Surveys Yield Reliable Data on Chronic Illness Among Older Respondents?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP884.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An emergent issue in the health inequalities debate is how socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health relate over the life course. Many studies indicate that the SES-health relationship diminishes in later life.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1000.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mortality and Sample Selection: Reply to Noymer

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1014.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Social Environment, Life Challenge, and Health Among the Elderly in Taiwan

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP956.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The literature on reporting error provides insights into the quality of retrospective reports, particularly as it pertains to short-term recall.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1380.html 2002-04-01T09:26:00Z 2002-04-01T09:26:00Z

The authors assess the current status of gender representation in U.S. military occupations newly opened to women, focusing on specific issues for 10 selected occupations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1381.html 2002-03-01T09:26:00Z 2002-03-01T09:26:00Z

This volume presents supporting data for an assessment of the current status of gender representation in U.S. military occupations newly opened to women (MR-1380-OSD).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1411.html 2001-01-01T12:01:46Z 2001-01-01T12:01:46Z

This book offers a set of 18 model practices against which after-school programs can be evaluated.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1710.html 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z

What are the future workforce needs for lawyers in California? This report seeks to identify supply-demand mismatches in the legal marketplace and assesses the need for new policy initiatives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090415.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluate the need for survey mode adjustments to hospital care evaluations by discharged inpatients and develop the appropriate adjustments.