2012-02-13T09:35:31Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/new.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120009.html 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z

This study examines an anonymous urban district that, faced with declining enrollment, chose to make student achievement a major criterion in determining which schools would be closed. The district targeted low-performing schools in its closure plan, and sought to move their students to higher-performing schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9642.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z

Describes a vision for updating Qatar's school transportation system and identifies strategies for achieving the proposed vision.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z 2012-02-13T08:45:00Z

Assesses stakeholder perspectives on Qatar's school transportation system (STS), identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_briefs/WB113.html 2012-02-10T11:15:00Z 2012-02-10T11:15:00Z

Uses a large-scale field experiment to measure whether people save more if they are better able to understand the relationship between the amount they contribute to a retirement plan and their annual income in retirement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z6.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of household and individual wealth in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z1.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of chronic diseases and medical conditions in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z7.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of cognitive health and decline in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z4.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of employment and retirement status in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z5.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of household and individual income in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z2.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of financial transfers in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR861z3.html 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z 2012-02-06T12:00:00Z

Summarizes and compares measures of subjective economic and health expectations in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its sister surveys from other countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP665-2011.html 2012-02-02T13:15:00Z 2012-02-02T13:15:00Z

These are the RAND Corporation's financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 25, 2011.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR955.html 2012-02-02T09:30:00Z 2012-02-02T09:30:00Z

The Air Force has a continuing interest in reducing high attrition and training-block failure (washback) rates, as both increase training and recruiting costs. This report describes research into these issues for nine career fields.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120001.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z 2012-02-01T12:00:00Z

Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1210.html 2012-01-31T16:00:00Z 2012-01-31T16:00:00Z

A first systematic picture of United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) leaders' views of priorities and approaches regarding sustainable development (SD). Survey and interview responses are drawn on to show the importance of SD and ways forward.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR918.html 2012-01-31T09:15:00Z 2012-01-31T09:15:00Z

Investigates the relationship between cognitive abilities and social activities for people aged 45 or older using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1433.html 2012-01-27T13:15:00Z 2012-01-27T13:15:00Z

Reports the results of interviews with primary care providers and specialist reviewers about the implementation of eReferral, an electronic referral system that creates direct communication between referring and specialty providers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR917.html 2012-01-27T10:45:00Z 2012-01-27T10:45:00Z

Investigates the long-run effects of World War II on socio-economic status and health of older individuals in Europe.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1190.html 2012-01-26T16:00:00Z 2012-01-26T16:00:00Z

This evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) measures program effectiveness using information on citations for violations of the program and data on worker safety in California.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1198.html 2012-01-25T10:15:00Z 2012-01-25T10:15:00Z

The study reports on the evidence and potential for use of 'emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge from hospital' as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework, drawing on a rapid review of systematic reviews.