Reports
A chronological list of full reports produced by RAND Education. Jump to Books and Publications for more information or to view all related RAND documents.
2009-1997 | Prior to 1997
2009-1997
Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools — 2009
Gail L. Zellman, Gery W. Ryan, Rita Karam, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Gabriella Gonzalez, Nate Orr, Charles A. Goldman, Hessa Al-Thani, Kholode Al-Obaidli
The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational Attainment — 2009
Stephen J. Carroll, Emre Erkut
Improving School Leadership: The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems — 2009
Catherine H. Augustine, Gabriella Gonzalez, Gina Schuyler Ikemoto, Jennifer Russell, Gail L. Zellman, Louay Constant, Jane Armstrong, Jacob W. Dembosky
Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania Measuring Progress Toward Goals — 2009
John F. Pane, Valerie L. Williams, Stuart S. Olmsted, Kun Yuan, Eleanor Spindler, Mary Ellen Slaughter
Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006 — 2009
Gabriella Gonzalez, Vi-Nhuan Le, Markus Broer, Louis T. Mariano, J. Enrique Froemel, Charles A. Goldman, Julie DaVanzo
Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition — 2009
Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, John Witte
Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools — 2009
Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass
The Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program: Assessment of Reach and Sustainability — 2008
Cathleen Stasz, Cathy Krop, Afshin Rastegar, Mirka Vuollo
Pain and Gain: Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006 — 2008
Brian M. Stecher, Scott Epstein, Laura S. Hamilton, Julie A. Marsh, Abby Robyn, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Jennifer Russell, Scott Naftel
Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State: A Study of Florida Middle School Reading Coaches — 2008
Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, J. R. Lockwood, Francisco Martorell, Daniel Gershwin, Scott Naftel, Vi-Nhuan Le, Molly Shea, Heather Barney, Al Crego
Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned — 2008
Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman
Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy — 2008
Laura Zakaras, Julia F. Lowell
Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State: A Study of Florida Middle School Reading Coaches — 2008
Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, J. R. Lockwood, Francisco Martorell, Daniel Gershwin, Scott Naftel, Vi-Nhuan Le, Molly Shea, Heather Barney, Al Crego
Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned — 2008
Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman
Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy — 2008
Laura Zakaras, Julia F. Lowell
Assessing the Validity of the Qualistar Early Learning Quality Rating and Improvement System as a Tool for Improving Child-Care Quality — 2008
Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, Vi-Nhuan Le, Claude Messan Setodji
Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination — 2008
Susan J. Bodilly, Catherine H. Augustine, Laura Zakaras
Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools— 2008
Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass
Brain Korea 21 Phase II: A New Evaluation Model — 2008
Somi Seong, Steven W. Popper, Charles A. Goldman, David K. Evans, Clifford A. Grammich
Full Document Korean-language version
Evaluating the Performance of Philadelphia's Charter Schools — 2008
Ron Zimmer, Suzanne Blanc, Brian Gill, Jolley Christman
Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy — 2008
Cathleen Stasz, Eric Eide, Francisco Martorell, Louay Constant, Charles Goldman, Joy Moini, Vazha Nadareishvili, Hanine Salem
Toward a K-20 Student Unit Record Data System for California — 2008
Georges Vernez, Cathy Krop, Mirka Vuollo, Janet S. Hansen
State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume III — Accountability Under NCLB: Interim Report — 2007
Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Kirk Walters, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day
Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar — 2007
Dominic J. Brewer, Catherine H. Augustine, Gail L. Zellman, Gery Ryan, Charles A. Goldman, Cathleen Stasz, Louay Constant
Executive Summary Full Document
Value-Added Assessment in Practice: Lessons from the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System Pilot Project — 2007
Daniel F. McCaffrey, Laura S. Hamilton
State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume II — Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report — 2007
Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Kirk Walters, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day
State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act: Volume I — Title I School Choice, Supplemental Educational Services, and Student Achievement — 2007
Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Paula Razquin, Kevin Booker, J. R. Lockwood, Georges Vernez, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day
School Finance Systems and Their Responsiveness to Performance Pressures: A Case Study of North Carolina — 2007
Janet S. Hansen, Gina S. Ikemoto, Julie A. Marsh, Heather Barney
School Finance Systems and Their Responsiveness to Performance Pressures: A Case Study of Texas — 2007
Janet S. Hansen, Julie A. Marsh, Gina S. Ikemoto, Heather Barney
Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States — 2007
Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Abby Robyn, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney
Breaking Ground: Analysis of the Assessment System and Impact of Mexico's Teacher Incentive Program "Carrera Magisterial" — 2007
Lucrecia Santibanez, Jose Felipe Martinez, Ashlesha Datar, Patrick J. McEwan, Claude Messan Setodji, Ricardo Basurto-Davila
Arts and Culture in the Metropolis: Strategies for Sustainability — 2007
Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje, Jennifer L. Novak
State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia — 2007
Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Jolley Christman, Suzanne Blanc
Evaluation of Two Out-of-School Programs in Pittsburgh Public Schools: No Child Left Behind's Supplemental Educational Services and State of Pennsylvania's Educational Assistance Program — 2007
Ron Zimmer, Rachel Christina, Laura S. Hamilton, Deanna Weber Prine
Haciendo camino: Análisis del sistema de evaluación y del impacto del programa de estímulos docentes Carrera Magisterial en México — 2007
Lucrecia Santibanez, Jose Felipe Martinez, Ashlesha Datar, Patrick J. McEwan, Claude Messan Setodji, Ricardo Basurto-Davila
School Readiness, Full-Day Kindergarten, and Student Achievement: An Empirical Investigation — 2006
Vi-Nhuan Le, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Claude Messan Setodji, Daniel Gershwin
Student Displacement in Louisiana After the Hurricanes of 2005: Experiences of Public Schools and Their Students — 2006
John F. Pane, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Shannah Tharp-Taylor, Gary J. Asmus, Billy R. Stokes
Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Models at Scale: Focus on Implementation — 2006
Georges Vernez, Rita Karam, Louis T. Mariano, Christine DeMartini
Governing Urban School Districts: Efforts in Los Angeles to Effect Change — 2006
Catherine H. Augustine, Diana Epstein, Mirka Vuollo
Ending Social Promotion in Grades K-8: Insights Regarding Policy Implementation — 2006
Julie A. Marsh, Heather Barney, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Nailing Xia
Improving Mathematics and Science Education:
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Reform-Oriented Instruction and Student Achievement — 2006
Vi-Nhuan Le, Brian M. Stecher, J. R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton, Abby Robyn, Valerie L. Williams, Gery Ryan, Kerri A. Kerr, Jose Felipe Martinez, Stephen P. Klein
Reforming Teacher Education: Something Old, Something New — 2006
Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Heather Barney, Scott Naftel
Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania: Year Three Evaluation Report — 2006
Valerie L. Williams, John F. Pane, Cynthia A. Tananis, Stuart S. Olmsted, Cara Ciminillo
Measuring Instructional Responses to Standards-Based Accountability — 2006
Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher
Superintendent, Principal, and Teacher Understanding of and Attitudes About Accountability — 2006
Jennifer Russell, Jennifer Sloan McCombs
Instructional Practices Related to Standards and Assessments — 2006
Laura S. Hamilton, Mark Berends
Using Test-Score Data in the Classroom — 2006
Brian M. Stecher, Laura S. Hamilton
School and District Improvement Efforts in Response to the No Child Left Behind Act — 2006
Julie A. Marsh, Abby Robyn
Implementing Standards Based Accountability (ISBA): Study Design, State Context, and Accountability Policies — 2006
Brian M. Stecher, Scott Naftel
Using Test Scores to Rank Performance of Districts: Findings from Illinois — 2006
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Effect of Teacher Pay on Student Performance: Findings from Illinois — 2006
Ann Flanagan, David W. Grissmer
Using Structured Classroom Vignettes to Measure Instructional Practices in Mathematics — 2006
Brian M. Stecher, Vi-Nhuan Le, Laura S. Hamilton, Gery Ryan, Abby Robyn, J. R. Lockwood
Data Driven Decisionmaking in Southwestern Pennsylvania School Districts — 2006
Jacob W. Dembosky, John F. Pane, Heather Barney, Rachel Christina
Making Out-of-School-Time Matter: Evidence for an Action Agenda — 2005
Susan J. Bodilly, Megan K. Beckett
Examining the Validity Evidence for California Teacher Licensure Exams — 2005Vi-Nhuan Le, Richard Buddin
Options for Changing the Governance System of the Los Angeles Unified School District — 2005Catherine H. Augustine, Lucrecia Santibanez, Mirka Vuollo, Diana Epstein, Florencia Jaureguiberry
The Effects of Charter Schools on School Peer Composition — 2005Kevin Booker, Ron Zimmer, and Richard Buddin
Assessing the Performance of Public Schools in Pittsburgh — 2005Brian Gill, John Engberg, and Kevin Booker
Getting Inside the Black Box: Examining How the Operations of Charter Schools Affect Performance — 2005Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin
Charter School Performance in Urban Districts: Are They Closing the Achievement Gap? — 2005Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin
Is Charter School Competition in California Improving the Performance of Traditional Public Schools? — 2005Richard Buddin and Ron Zimmer
Assessing the Performance of Public Schools in Pittsburgh — 2005Brian Gill, John Engberg and Kevin Booker
The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered with the Institute for Learning — 2005Julie A. Marsh, Kerri A. Kerr, Gina S. Ikemoto, Hilary Darilek, Marika Suttorp, Ron W. Zimmer and Heather Barney
Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools — 2005Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J. R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill and Shana Pribesh
Going to Scale with High-Quality Early Education: Choices and Consequences in Universal Pre-Kindergarten Efforts — 2005Rachel Christina, JoVictoria Nicholson-Goodman
Schools Identified as in Need of Improvement Under Title I: Recent Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Schools — 2005Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Scott Naftel, Mark Berends, Jennifer Sloan Mccombs
Implementing Teachers for a New Era: Some Promising Indicators of Change — 2005Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan Mccombs, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney
Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania: Year Two Evaluation Report — 2005Valerie L. Williams, John F. Pane, Cynthia A. Tananis, Stuart S. Olmsted
Student Achievement in the Pittsburgh Public Schools — 2005Brian Gill, John Engberg
A Value-Added Modeling Approach for Examining the Relationship Between Reform Teaching and Mathematics Achievement — 2005J. R. Lockwood, Vi-Nhuan Le, Brian M. Stecher and Laura S. Hamilton
Outcomes and Processes in Vocational Learning: A Review of the Literature — 2005Cathleen Stasz, Susannah Wright
Emerging Policy For Vocational Learning in England: Will It Lead to a Better System? — 2005
Cathleen Stasz, Geoff Hayward, Su-Ann Oh, Susannah Wright
Examining Gaps in Mathematics Achievement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups, 1972-1992 — 2005Mark Berends, Samuel R. Lucas, Thomas Sullivan and R. J. Briggs.
Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 — 2005Cassandra Guarino, Ron Zimmer, Cathy Krop, Derrick Chau.
California's K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing? — 2005Stephen J. Carroll, Cathy Krop, Jeremy Arkes, Peter A. Morrison and Ann Flanagan.
Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, a Long Uphill Road —A Report to Carnegie Corporation of New York — 2004Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek and Scarlett J. Magee.
Assessing The Implementation Of Comprehensive School Reform Models — 2004Georges Vernez, Rita Karam, Louis Mariano and Christine DeMartini.
Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: Impact of Federal and State Policies — 2004Cathleen Stasz and Susan Bodilly.
Arts Education Partnerships: Lessons Learned from One School District's Experience — 2004Melissa K. Rowe, Laura Werber Castaneda, Tessa Kaganoff, and Abby Robyn.
Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms — 2004Thomas K. Glennan, Susan Bodilly, Jolene Galegher and Kerri A. Kerr.
Assessing The Implementation Of Comprehensive School Reform Models — 2004Georges Vernez, Rita Karam, Louis Mariano and Christine DeMartini
Challenges and Potential of a Collaborative Approach to Education Reform — 2004Susan Bodilly, Joan Chun, Gina Ikemoto and Sue Stockly.
Is Reform-Oriented Teaching Related to Mathematics and Science Achievement? — 2004Vi-Nhuan Le, J.R. Lockwood, Brian Stecher, Laura Hamilton, Valerie Williams, Abby Robyn, Gery Ryan, and Alicia Alonzo.
When Computers Go to School: How Kent School Implemented Information Technology to Enrich Teaching and Learning — 2004Phillip D. Devin
A Review of the Research Literature on Teacher Recruitment and Retention — 2004Cassandra Guarino, Lucrecia Santibañez, Glenn Daley, and Dominic Brewer
Reforming Teacher Education: A First Year Progress Report on Teachers for a New Era — 2004Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney, Hilary Darilek, Frederick Doolittle, and Joseph Cordes
Career Paths of School Administrators in North Carolina: Insights from an Analysis of State Data — 2004Susan M. Gates, Cassandra Guarino, Lucrecia Santiba—ez, Abigail Brown, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, and Catherine H. Chung
Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School — 2004Jaana Juvonen, Vi-Nhuan Le, Tessa Kaganoff, Catherine Augustine, and Louay Constant
Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors — 2004Brian Stecher, Sheila Kirby, Heather Barney, Marjorie Pearson, Marc Chow, Laura Hamilton
Evaluating Value-Added Models for Teacher Accountability — 2003Daniel F. McCaffrey, J. R. Lockwood, Daniel M. Koretz, Laura S. Hamilton
Quaker Valley Digital School District: Early Effects and Plans for Future Evaluation — 2003Kerri A. Kerr, John F. Pane, Heather Barney
Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind: Practical Insights for School Leaders — 2003Brian Stecher, Laura Hamilton, Gabriella Gonzalez
Student Performance in the Pittsburgh Public Schools — 2003Brian Gill, Rachel Christina, Rebecca Clothey, Deanna Hill
Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California — 2003Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, Derrick Chau, Brian Gill, Cassandra Guarino, Laura Hamilton, Cathy Krop, Dan McCaffrey, Melinda Sandler, and Dominic Brewer
Who Is Leading Our Schools? An Overview of School Administrators and Their Careers — 2003Susan M. Gates, Jeanne S. Ringel, Lucrecia Santibañez (with Catherine H. Chung and Karen Ross)
Mathematical Proficiency for All Students: Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education — 2003RAND Mathematics Study Panel, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Chair
Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform: New American Schools After a Decade — 2002Berends, Mark, Susan J. Bodilly, Sheila Nataraj Kirby
Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms: Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District — 2002Berends, Mark, Joan Chun, Gina Schuyler, Sue Stockly, R.J. Briggs
A "Noble Bet" in Early Care and Education: Lessons from One Community's Experience — 2002Gill, Brian P., Jacob W. Dembosky, Jonathan P. Caulkins
Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education — 2002Hamilton, Laura S. Brian M. Stecher, and Stephen P. Klein (eds.)
Alignment Among Secondary and Post-Secondary Assessment in Five Case Study States — 2002Le, Vi-Nhuan
Reading for Understanding: Toward an R&D Program in Reading Comprehension — 2002Catherine Snow
Class Size Reduction in California: Findings from 1999-00 and 2000-01 — 2002
Full Document (http://www.classize.org/)
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