New RAND Joint Reports Education 2012-05-24T13:28:44Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-education.html The dilemma of teacher policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-education/JRE03.html 1988-12-31T21:00:00Z 1988-12-31T21:00:00Z This report examines the relationship between norms of democratic control and professionalism in the design and implementation of education policy, using recent teacher policies in five states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania)... The evolution of teacher policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-education/JRE01.html 1987-12-31T21:00:00Z 1987-12-31T21:00:00Z This report interprets the hundreds of new pieces of state legislation influencing the teaching occupation: how teachers are trained, licensed, inducted, and compensated throughout their careers. The authors evaluate both the new policies regarding t... Teacher unions and educational reform http://www.rand.org/pubs/joint_reports-education/JRE02.html 1987-12-31T21:00:00Z 1987-12-31T21:00:00Z This report examines the role of organized teachers in educational reform efforts, focusing on three primary issues: (1) the extent to which teacher unions have attained more professional teaching conditions for their members through collective barga...