RAND Research Topic: Educational Facilities 2012-05-24T14:09:04Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/educational-facilities.html Closing Schools in a Shrinking District: Do Student Outcomes Depend on Which Schools Are Closed? 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. Public Libraries Are Needed Now More Than Ever http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/05/29/PBT.html May 29, 2009 May 29, 2009 What Pittsburgh attraction provides $3 of economic output for every public dollar invested? The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. If you find this factoid unlikely, it is because the research that discovered it received an astounding lack of attention, write Susan Everingham and Sally Sleeper. RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/19.html Apr 19, 2007 Apr 19, 2007 April 19, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity. Methods for Gauging the Target Populations That Community Colleges Serve http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070036.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006 <p>For many community colleges, expanding enrollment demands coincide with shrinking resources, confronting policymakers with multiple competing constituencies of discouraged college-goers.</p> Creating the Evidence Base for the MLA Partnership http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060022.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 <p>The Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Council is the lead strategic agency for museums, libraries and archives in England. It is part of the wider MLA Partnership, working with nine regional agencies. With the aim to develop an inclusive strategy for all 10 MLA Partnership members, the responsible team of officers asked RAND Europe to examine the research commissioned by the 10 organisations in recent years.</p> Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9112.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005 This research brief describes work documented in Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 (MG-323-EDU). Charter School Type Matters When Examining Funding and Facilities: Evidence from California http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20051227.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004 <p>Currently, charter schools represent one of the fastest growing movements of educational reform.</p> Paying for University Research Facilities and Administration http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1135-1.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000 Federal spending for scientific research at U.S. academic institutions equals approximately $15 billion each year. According to the analysis in this report, about three-quarters of this amount supports the direct costs of conducting research.