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For over three decades, RAND Education has applied its expertise to almost every aspect of the education system. RAND Education's staff includes more than 50 experts from a wide range of disciplines. Sponsors of our research include government agencies, foundations, and private-sector organizations.

Our mission is to bring accurate data and objective analysis to education policy. We are a division within RAND, a nonprofit institute that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

 

Featured Event

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) FORUM 2010 in Doha

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The second WISE Forum, to be held in Doha on December 7th, 8th and 9th, 2010, will draw leaders and decision-makers from governments, businesses, civil society, schools & universities, international institutions, NGOs, grassroots movements, top-tier media, multimedia, art and other creative communities from around the globe.

The submission period for 2010 is now closed. Thirty finalists will be announced by the end of August.


What's New

Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations

This report synthesizes findings and draws lessons about the implementation and results of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) based on data from two previous studies that were conducted under contract to the U.S. Department of Education and from a third study funded by the National Science Foundation.

Teacher Qualifications and Student Achievement in Urban Elementary Schools

Teacher quality is a key element of student academic success, but few specific teacher characteristics influence classroom outcomes. This research examines whether teacher licensure test scores and other teacher attributes affect elementary student achievement.

Family Factors and Student Outcomes

Examines the effects of family process variables (specific things families do) and family status variables (who families are) on the academic achievement and nonacademic outcomes of students, both in the United States and internationally.

Featured Project

Qatar

The leadership of the Arabian Gulf nation of Qatar sees education as the key to Qatar's economic and social progress. Long concerned that the country's education system was not meeting the needs of its society, the Qatari leadership approached the RAND Corporation in 2001, asking it to examine the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education system. Learn More >

Latest Report:

Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar — 2009

Cassandra M. Guarino, Titus Galama, Louay Constant, Gabriella Gonzalez, Jeffery C. Tanner, Charles A. Goldman

 

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