2012-05-25T23:07:58Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/education-and-the-arts.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1120.html Jun 13, 2011 Jun 13, 2011

The loss of knowledge and educational skills during the summer is cumulative over the course of a student's career and further widens the achievement gap between low- and upper-income students. Those who attend summer programs can disrupt that loss and do better in school.

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2012/05/22/accountability-innovation-reauthorized-esea.html May 22, 2012 May 22, 2012

In this May 2012 briefing, RAND experts offer recommendations on ways to strengthen the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in light of a renewed push in Congress for reauthorization.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT376.html May 16, 2012 May 16, 2012

Veterans choose for-profit colleges because their tuition rates are set to match allowable GI Bill benefits; they have adult-oriented, career-focused programs with flexible schedules; they accept military transcripts; courses are available when needed; and students can attend the same institution in multiple states if they relocate.

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2012/05/15/remaking-school-system-wake-natural-disaster.html May 15, 2012 May 15, 2012

In this Resilient Communities podcast, Jennifer Steele discusses the differences in policies and practices between charter and traditional schools in New Orleans, where charter-based reform spread in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/perspectives.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development provides a global perspective on what drives high-performing educational systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB647.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This briefing uses existing statewide and county data to provide California early care and education quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) planners and other stakeholders with important information about some fundamentals of the proposed QRIS rating scheme that could inform California's QRIS design in advance of field-based pilot efforts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1171.html Apr 30, 2012 Apr 30, 2012

Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I (CTAI) curriculum is a technology-based curriculum that combines classroom instruction with individualized instruction by a computer-based tutor. This report examines the cost of implementing CTAI and comparison algebra I curricula, including costs associated with textbooks and software, computers, and teacher training.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120095.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120030.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The availability of junk food does not significantly increase BMI or obesity among a group of fifth-graders even though they are likely to buy junk food.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136z1.html Mar 28, 2012 Mar 28, 2012

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's 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. This is the Arabic-language version.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1193.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

The ChalleNGe program seeks to alter the life course of high school dropouts ages 16-18. A rigorous evaluation has shown that the program has positive effects on educational attainment and employment. A cost-benefit analysis supports public investment in the program as currently operated and targeted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120009.html Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012

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/monographs/MG1188.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

California has taken steps to implement components of a comprehensive professional development system for its early child education workforce. However, further advances are needed and more information is required to identify possible inefficiencies in the current system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9641.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP364.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Better child outcomes are the ultimate goal of early care and education (ECE) quality improvement (QI) efforts, but assessing these outcomes is difficult and rarely done. This study identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of QI initiatives such as quality rating and improvement systems. The study assesses the merits of each strategy and offers guidance for its use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP356.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Uses two sources of representative data, the 2005 National Household Education Survey and the 2007 RAND California Preschool Study, to describe child care and early learning arrangements for the approximately 2.8 million California children ages 0 to 5 who are younger than the age at which they would enter kindergarten.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9639.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to raise the quality of care in early care and education settings such as quality rating and improvement systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9638.html Feb 28, 2012 Feb 28, 2012

Offers recommendations for improving the education and training of California's early childhood workforce.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1191.html Feb 23, 2012 Feb 23, 2012

Principals new to their school face a variety of challenges that can influence their likelihood of improving their schools' performance and their likelihood of remaining the principal. The authors present research on first-year principals' experiences, actions, working conditions, and outcomes. The research is intended to inform efforts to promote school improvement and principal retention.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9643.html Feb 23, 2012 Feb 23, 2012

Presents a summary of research on first-year principals' experiences, actions, working conditions, and outcomes; the research is intended to inform efforts to promote school improvement and principal retention.