Educational Administration

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Educational administration refers to a range of professionals—from supervisors, program administrators, and principals to deans, department heads, and chief academic officers—as well as organizations formed to administer school functions. RAND studies have focused on topics such as private-sector management of public schools and improving educational leadership to accelerate student achievement.

Research conducted by: RAND Education; RAND-Qatar Policy Institute

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California School Districts Use Budget Flexibility to Balance Budgets, Avoid Layoffs — Jun 25, 2012

Most California school districts with new flexibility about how to spend $4.5 billion in education funds opted to move most of the money into their general funds to balance budgets and avoid teacher layoffs.

Investment in Summer Learning Programs Can Help Stop the 'Summer Slide' — Jun 13, 2011

The loss of knowledge and educational skills during the summer months is cumulative over the course of a student's career and further widens the achievement gap between low- and upper-income students.

California School Districts Reduce Popular Programs to Help Balance Budgets — 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.

V. Darleen Opfer Joins RAND as Director of RAND Education — Apr 11, 2011

"Darleen Opfer has excelled as a teacher, working with policymakers, and in academia, where she has explored education policy and school improvement," said RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson.

Coordination Efforts Could Boost After-School Programming — Oct 21, 2010

Coordinating the work of the many different institutions involved in after-school activities -- including schools, nonprofits and municipal agencies like parks and libraries -- holds the promise of making programs better and more accessible to urban children and teens who need them.

Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools — Feb 1, 2007

February 1, 2007 news release: Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools

RAND Says Most Public Schools Managed By Edison Schools Match or Exceed Gains of Comparable Public Schools in 4 to 5 Years — Oct 11, 2005

RAND Says Most Public Schools Managed by Edison Schools Match or Exceed Gains of Comparable Public Schools in 4 to 5 Years

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V. Darleen Opfer

Director, RAND Education

V. Darleen Opfer

Darleen Opfer is director of RAND Education and holds the Distinguished Chair in Education Policy at the RAND Corporation. Before joining RAND in April 2011, Opfer served on the faculty of education at the University of Cambridge in England, where she was director of research and senior lecturer…

Ahmed Baghdady

Research Project Manager

Ahmed Baghdady

Ahmed Baghdady is a research project manager at the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute in Doha, Qatar. His research interests are strategic management, human resources development in education, and transnational higher education. He has served on numerous RAND projects, including projects to advise…

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