2013-05-20T18:14:57Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/pennsylvania.html http://www.rand.org/health/projects/phresh.html Sep 8, 2011 Sep 8, 2011

The PHRESH project examines how neighborhood characteristics—like access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats—could make residents more or less healthy.

http://www.rand.org/health/projects/healthy-children.html Jan 6, 2011 Jan 6, 2011

The RAND Health project "Helping Families Raise Healthy Children" seeks to improve identification and services for families who have a risk of experiencing caregiver depression and early childhood developmental delays.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/11/rand-pittsburgh-director-is-keynote-speaker.html Nov 14, 2012 Nov 14, 2012

Susan Everingham, director of RAND's Pittsburgh office, will be the opening speaker at the inaugural INVESTPennsylvania Equity Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Thursday, Dec. 6.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/09/19/PPG.html Sep 19, 2004 Sep 19, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/09/26/PPG.html Sep 26, 2004 Sep 26, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/10/03/PPG.html Oct 3, 2004 Oct 3, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/10/10/PPG.html Oct 10, 2004 Oct 10, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/10/17/PPG.html Oct 17, 2004 Oct 17, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/05/08/PPG.html May 8, 2005 May 8, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/12/04/PPG.html Dec 4, 2005 Dec 4, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff: Forum: Leaner Learning in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/06/20/PPG.html Jun 20, 2006 Jun 20, 2006

After six years of expansion in Pittsburgh, RAND celebrates the opening of new offices in the RAND Building on June 21, 2006. In a commentary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson and Barry Balmat highlight RAND's commitment to making the city and region better.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/02/11/PI.html Feb 11, 2007 Feb 11, 2007

Published commentary by RAND staff: Straight Talk About a Report on Achievement at City Schools, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/27/PI.html Mar 27, 2007 Mar 27, 2007

<p>While testing can serve a valuable purpose, it can only do so if: the tests are designed to measure complex, important content; safeguards are developed to address harmful effects on students; and the tests are used as one part of a comprehensive strategy for producing more-qualified graduates, writes Laura Hamilton.</p>

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.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/09/19/PPG.html Sep 19, 2009 Sep 19, 2009

In the year since I moved to Pittsburgh from Southern California, it's become clear that I unwittingly chose the perfect moment in history to come here, writes Susan Everingham.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/28/PPG.html Mar 28, 2010 Mar 28, 2010

The city's lame response shows, yet again, why we need more cooperation among local governments.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/08/15/RAND.html Aug 15, 2012 Aug 15, 2012

It's fair to say the program turned out to be an important step for the district in the context of its overall reform plan considering how important high-quality school leadership is for improving teaching and learning, write Laura Hamilton and John Engberg.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/02/14/RAND.html Feb 14, 2013 Feb 14, 2013

Further study, including primary data collection in regions where extraction is occurring, will be important to track the magnitude of emissions and to insure that the DEP's permit requirements are adequate to protect human health and the environment, writes Aimee Curtright.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/07/12/index1.html Jul 12, 2006 Jul 12, 2006

July 12, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Breaks New Ground in Examining Pittsburgh Public Schools' Graduation Rates.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/02/01.html Feb 1, 2007 Feb 1, 2007

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