2012-05-25T23:28:06Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/education-legislation.html http://www.rand.org/education/news/wise-awards-2012.html Apr 23, 2012 Apr 23, 2012

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is accepting applications for the 2012 WISE Awards, which honor education projects around the world—including in primary education—that have had a positive societal impact and can serve as models for other institutions or nations. Submissions for the awards will be accepted through May 31, and the winners will be announced at the 2012 WISE Summit in November in Doha, which will include presentations and discussions by RAND researchers. RAND is a partner to the annual event.

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/video/2012/01/05/no-child-left-behind.html Jan 6, 2012 Jan 6, 2012

Laura Hamilton discusses what has been learned in the ten years since the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law in January 2002, including recommendations for addressing key limitations as Congress considers reauthorization.

http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2011/06/29/measuring-school-performance.html Jun 29, 2011 Jun 29, 2011

At this June 2011 RAND Policy Circle event in Pittsburgh, a selection of RAND's top experts in education policy shared fresh, evidence-based perspectives on measuring school performance.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/05/26.html May 26, 2011 May 26, 2011

California school districts -- wielding new fiscal flexibility granted by state lawmakers -- cut deeply into several popular programs to balance local budgets, according to a study of 10 diverse districts released today.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1426.html May 26, 2011 May 26, 2011

California school districts — wielding new fiscal flexibility granted by state lawmakers — cut deeply into several popular programs to balance local budgets. School boards changed spending on adult education, special programs for gifted students, new textbooks, and other programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR989.html May 23, 2011 May 23, 2011

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) could be reauthorized in 2011, and there is much discussion about the most-effective way to balance federal and state responsibilities for improving schools and how best to frame federal policy to promote this goal.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9590.html May 16, 2011 May 16, 2011

To improve schools, federal policymakers should consider state capacity, cost, and state politics and design policies that support more experimentation, evaluation, and dissemination of new knowledge while avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/04/26.html Apr 26, 2011 Apr 26, 2011

Expanding measures of school performance beyond mathematics and English language arts will give educators better information when evaluating the academic achievements of schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR968.html Apr 26, 2011 Apr 26, 2011

Expanding measures of school performance beyond mathematics and English language arts will give educators better information when evaluating the academic achievements of schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9577.html Apr 26, 2011 Apr 26, 2011

How can the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act encourage states to expand their measures of school performance to address goals beyond just mathematics and English Language Arts?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110035.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

The authors assemble the first comprehensive, national, school-level dataset concerning detailed performance measures used to calculate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2010-08.html Aug 14, 2010 Aug 14, 2010

Features discuss retirement patterns of baby boomers, marijuana legalization, drug enforcement in Europe, and No Child Left Behind; news items cover the Gulf coast, food allergies, the U.S. health reform law, police benefits, and Pakistani militants.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/04/26.html Apr 26, 2010 Apr 26, 2010

Congress and the Obama administration should use the upcoming reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to promote more consistent and rigorous academic standards across states, as well as more consistent and relevant teacher qualification requirements.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG977.html Apr 26, 2010 Apr 26, 2010

<p>Congress and the Obama administration should use the upcoming reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to promote more consistent and rigorous academic standards across states, as well as more consistent and relevant teacher qualification requirements.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9517.html Mar 26, 2010 Mar 26, 2010

<p>Studies suggest that the <em>No Child Left Behind Act</em>'s goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. Broad implementation guidelines have resulted in a different accountability system in every state.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/01/20/EW.html Jan 20, 2010 Jan 20, 2010

<p>Based on the results of statewide standardized tests, more than 15 percent of U.S. schools are in need of improvement. The students attending these schools need help, writes Megan Beckett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100059.html Jan 1, 2010 Jan 1, 2010

<p>The authors report insights, based on annual site visits to elementary and middle schools in three states from 2004 to 2006, into the incentive effect of the No Child Left Behind Act's requirement that increasing percentages of students make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in every public school.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000148.html Jan 1, 2010 Jan 1, 2010