RAND research on children covers the prenatal period up to age 18 and includes areas such as child health and the role of the family unit, neighborhoods, and communities in influencing child well-being. RAND's family-focused research covers additional topics such as marriage and divorce, senior care, and family finances.
This fact sheet summarizes a program guide, or tool kit, that describes a variety of school-based mental health programs for students exposed to trauma, such as Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and community or personal violence.
This research brief summarizes a study of the movements of Louisiana public school students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and of the short-term effects of these displaced students on the state's public education system.
This research brief summarizes a three-year study of the relationship between reform-oriented instruction and student performance in mathematics and science.
This research brief explains that at the current level of implementation, comprehensive school reform can be expected to have little effect on student achievement.
This research brief summarizes a RAND Corporation study of Teachers for a New Era (TNE), an ambitious teacher-education reform effort in place in 11 U.S. institutions of higher learning, and the TNE sites' progress in implementing the initiative.
This research brief summarizes research to create Getting To Outcomes (GTO), a science-based model and support tools to help local groups develop or improve substance-use-prevention programs.
This research brief shows that alcohol advertising appears to promote adolescent drinking and suggests that school drug prevention programs can blunt the impact of alcohol ads on youth.
This fact sheet reports lowered use of marijuana among ninth graders exposed to anti-drug messages from the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign along with Project ALERT Plus, a drug prevention curriculum for middle school students.
This Research Brief summarizes research analyzing and comparing key components of children's primary care: having insurance, having a regular medical care provider, and actually receiving care when it is needed.
This research brief summarizes an analysis of data from a nationwide survey to determine why children eligible to be in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are not enrolled.
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California (TR-340-PF) and The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (MG-349-PF).
This research brief describes work documented in “Early Predictors of Adolescent Violence,” American Journal of Public Health.
Is it beneficial to delay the age at which children begin kindergarten?
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