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RAND research briefs present policy-oriented summaries of individual published, peer-reviewed documents or of a body of published work.

2009

Are Charter Schools Making a Difference?: A Study of Student Outcomes in Eight States

Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim R. Sass, John Witte

Are Communities Ready to Conduct Rapid and Large-Scale Dispensing of Medications During a Public Health Emergency?

Henry H. Willis, Christopher Nelson, Shoshana R. Shelton, Andrew M. Parker, John A. Zambrano, Edward W. Chan, Jeffrey Wasserman, Brian A. Jackson

Assessing Parolees' Health Care Needs and Potential Access to Health Care Services in California

Lois M. Davis, Nancy Nicosia, Adrian Overton, Lisa Miyashiro, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Terry Fain, Susan Turner, Paul Steinberg, Eugene Williams, III

The Capabilities That Medium-Armored Forces Bring to the Full Spectrum of Operations

David E. Johnson, Adam Grissom, Olga Oliker

Care to Care?: Assessing the challenges of integrating migrant women into Europe's labour force

Jennifer Rubin, Michael S. Rendall, Lila Rabinovich, Flavia Tsang, Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, Barbara Janta

The Costs of Methamphetamine Use: A National Estimate

Nancy Nicosia, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Beau Kilmer, Russell Lundberg, James Chiesa

The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents

Terrence K. Kelly, Terri Tanielian, Bruce W. Don, Melinda Moore, Charles Meade, K. Scott McMahon, John C. Baker, Gary Cecchine, Deanna Weber Prine, Michael A. Wermuth

Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education

Laura S. Hamilton

Developing a Process to Build Partner Capacity for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Joe Hogler, Benjamin Bahney, Kim Cragin, David R. Howell, Charlotte Lynch, S. Rebecca Zimmerman

Does Imported Oil Threaten U.S. National Security?

Keith Crane, Andreas Goldthau, Michael Toman, Thomas Light, Stuart E. Johnson, Alireza Nader, Angel Rabasa, Harun Dogo

Does the United States Need a New Police Force for Stability Operations?

Terrence K. Kelly, Seth G. Jones, James E. Barnett, Keith Crane, Robert C. Davis, Carl Jensen

Embracing the future: Embedding digital repositories in higher education institutions

Stijn Hoorens, Lidia Villalba van Dijk, Christian van Stolk

Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists

Harry J. Thie, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Adam C. Resnick, Thomas Manacapilli, Daniel Gershwin, Andrew Baxter, Roland J. Yardley

Film Piracy and Its Connection to Organized Crime and Terrorism

Gregory F. Treverton, Carl Matthies, Karla J. Cunningham, Jeremiah Goulka, Greg Ridgeway, Anny Wong

Helping Research Programs Demonstrate Impact

Valerie L. Williams, Elisa Eiseman, Eric Landree, David M. Adamson

How Can the Military Best Support Guard and Reserve Families During Deployment?

Laura Werber Castaneda, Margaret C. Harrell, Danielle M. Varda, Kimberly Curry Hall, Megan K. Beckett, Stefanie Stern

Improving Accountability in Public Education

Brian M. Stecher

Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform

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

Improving Finance for Qatari Education Reform (Arabic version)

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

Improving Los Angeles Police Department Recruiting

Nelson Lim, Carl Matthies, Greg Ridgeway, Brian Gifford

Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Glenn Wagner, Gery W. Ryan, Stephanie L. Taylor

Improving Mental Health Care for Returning Veterans

M. Audrey Burnam, Lisa S. Meredith, Terri Tanielian, Lisa H. Jaycox

Increasing Participation in No Child Left Behind School Choice

Georges Vernez

Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy and Transportation Policies: RAND Workshops Address Challenges and Potential Solutions

Liisa Ecola, Scott Hassell, Michael Toman, Martin Wachs

Making It Easier for School Staff to Help Traumatized Students

Lisa H. Jaycox, Audra Langley, Kristin L. Dean, Bradley D. Stein, Marleen Wong, Priya Sharma, Molly M. Scott, Matthias Schonlau, Sheryl H. Kataoka

Measuring the Progress of the Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania

John F. Pane, Valerie L. Williams, Stuart S. Olmsted, Kun Yuan, Eleanor Spindler, Mary Ellen Slaughter

Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth

Richard Hillestad, Ben D. Van Roo, Keenan D. Yoho

A New U.S. Policy Paradigm Toward Iran

Frederic Wehrey, David E. Thaler, Nora Bensahel, Kim Cragin, Jerrold D. Green, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Nadia Oweidat, Jennifer Li

No Child Left Behind Educational Options: Availability Expands, But Participation Remains Low

Georges Vernez, Scott Naftel, Karen E. Ross, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, Christopher Beighley, Brian Gill, Beatrice Birman, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day

Promoting Effective Preschool Programs

Lynn A. Karoly, Gail L. Zellman

The Role of Charter Schools in Improving Education

Susan J. Bodilly

The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Education Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

Lois M. Davis, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Dana Schultz

Strategies for Advancing Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California

Lynn A. Karoly

What Are U.S. Policy Options for Dealing with Security in Mexico?

Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Benjamin Bahney, K. Jack Riley

When Drug Cost-Sharing Increases, Patients Newly Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness Delay Starting Medication

Matthew D. Solomon, Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey F. Joyce, Jose J. Escarce

2008

Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools: A Summary

Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Tim R. Sass

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region

Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles A. Goldman

Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version)

Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles A. Goldman

Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Cycles and Their Effects

Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, Clifford A. Grammich

Alternative Fossil-Based Transportation Fuels: Economic Benefits and Environmental Concerns

Michael Toman, Aimee E. Curtright, David S. Ortiz, Joel Darmstadter, Brian Shannon

The Army's Green Warriors: Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations

David E. Mosher, Beth E. Lachman, Michael D. Greenberg, Tiffany Nichols, Brian Rosen, Henry H. Willis

Assessing Child Care Quality: How Well Does Colorado's Qualistar Quality Rating Improvement System Work?

Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman, Vi-Nhuan Le, Claude Messan Setodji

Assessing a Coal-to-Liquids Fuel Industry in the United States

James T. Bartis, Frank Camm, David S. Ortiz

Assessing the New York City Police Department Firearm Training and Firearm-Discharge Review Process

Bernard D. Rostker, Lawrence M. Hanser, William M. Hix, Carl Jensen, Andrew R. Morral, Greg Ridgeway, Terry L. Schell

The Behavioral Health Care System Is Poised for Change

Donna Keyser, Jeanie Knox Houtsinger, Katherine E. Watkins, Harold Alan Pincus

Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: What Can We Learn from Early Adopters?

Gail L. Zellman, Michal Perlman

Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations: Lessons from Iraq (2003-2006)

Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell

Consequence Prevention: A New Model for Addressing Uncertainty About Terrorist Threats

Brian A. Jackson

Constrained Choice: Why Are Some Women and Men Able To Create and Maintain Healthy Lifestyles, While Others Are Not?

Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker

Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World: Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities

David C. Gompert, John Gordon, IV, Adam Grissom, David R. Frelinger, Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki, Edward O'Connell, Brooke Stearns Lawson, Robert E. Hunter

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