Publications
RAND Education's most recent research briefs, external publications, and reports are listed below. For a complete list of RAND Education publications, go to Books and Publications or do a document search. Many of them can be viewed online or downloaded in PDF format.
Featured New Research
First-Year Principals in Urban School Districts: How Actions and Working Conditions Relate to Outcomes — February 23, 2012
Presents research on first-year principals' experiences, actions, working conditions, and outcomes; the research is intended to inform efforts to promote school improvement and principal retention.
How Federal Education Policy Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Can Support States in School Improvement — May 16, 2011
Expanding Measures of School Performance Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — April 26, 2011
Using Student Performance to Evaluate Teachers — February 7, 2011
External Publications
Integrating Schools Is a Matter of Housing Policy — October 1, 2011
Defining and Identifying Hard-To-Staff Schools: The Role of School Demographics and Conditions — October 1, 2011
Conceptualizing Teacher Professional Learning — September 1, 2011
NCLB Ten Years Out: A Continuing Policy Debate — Jan. 2012
How Can the Federal Government and States Help Improve Schools? — Nov. 2011
Can Summer Learning Programs Prevent Skill and Knowledge Loss? — Sept. 2011
Should Expanded Measures Be Used to Assess School Performance? — May 2011
The Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Snapshot of Students' and Institutions' Perspectives — February 2011
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