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Elementary Education

Elementary education comprises the period from when a student enters school, generally around the age of 5 or 6, until the student moves on to middle or secondary school, around the age of 12 or 13. RAND research in the area includes school reform, the role and effectiveness of teachers and school administration, and the increasing use of private-sector school management.

Research conducted by: RAND Education; RAND Europe

Research Briefs (4)

Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind — Oct 9, 2009

RAND researchers conducted a three-year study of New York City's promotion policy, using interviews, case studies, student surveys, and demographic and test score data to determine its effects on the outcomes of 5th-grade students held to the policy.

Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years — Aug 25, 2009

Describes RAND's evaluation of the progress made in the first years of Qatar's K-12 education reform.

A New System for K-12 Education in Qatar (Arabic version) — Oct 31, 2007

This research brief highlights aspects of Phase I (2001-04) of Qatar's K-12 reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences in this multi-participant effort to build a world-class standards- and choice-based education system.