Making Preschool Investments Count Through the American Families Plan
Under the Biden administration's proposed American Families Plan, the government would address disparities in preschool access by adding $200 billion to the public sector's investment in high-quality preschool for all three- and four-year-olds. How can we make sure that this historic investment, if approved by Congress, counts?
Jun 3, 2021 The RAND Blog
Do Workers' Protections Need to Depend on Employee Status? Looking Beyond AB 5
As the nature of work evolves and the relationships between workers and firms become increasingly complex, it's possible that disentangling worker protections from worker classification rules will become a policy option worth further exploration.
Oct 17, 2019 The RAND Blog
Carrier Deal Does Not Carry the Day for American Workers
Despite the good intentions, pressuring companies like Carrier to keep jobs in the U.S. addresses only the smaller part of the problem, globalization, not the larger one, technological change. A long term solution would be to upgrade the education and training system so that students graduate with skills for life-long learning.
Dec 21, 2016 United Press International
Evolving 21st-Century Workplace and the American Workforce: Trends and Policy Responses
Three trends have important implications for the future of work: a shifting demography toward older workers, more women, and more diversity; continuing technological change that will increase the demand for skilled workers; and increased globalization.
Aug 23, 2016 The RAND Blog
Investing in Kids Can Yield High Returns: Q&A with Lynn A. Karoly
There is strong evidence of large potential economic returns to investing in high quality early childhood programs, but that doesn't mean that every program will generate equally large returns. Many programs likely have a “threshold” of quality and intensity that needs to be achieved in order to register positive returns.
Apr 8, 2015 The Center for High Impact Philanthropy
Benefit-Cost Analyses of Child and Family Preventive Interventions
In thinking about scaling programs and services for children, youth, and families, the research community should consider economic evidence as part of their research programs in order to inform funding decisions.
Mar 12, 2015 Social Policy Report of the Society for Research in Child Development
Give Poor Kids a Chance with Early Education
Federal and state initiatives to advance preschool program quality will further ensure that these investments in early learning programs will achieve their full promise and promote healthy child development — physically, socially, emotionally, and academically, writes Lynn Karoly.
Apr 10, 2013 The Guardian
Bernanke Knows a Good Investment When He Sees One
Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System Ben S. Bernanke cited RAND studies that have documented the importance of investing early in children's learning as he made the case that early education programs are one of the best investments that society can make in its future.
Aug 2, 2012
Children Left Behind with Brown's Cuts to Programs
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget for the next fiscal year slices funds from established, successful programs that for decades have helped California's youngest and most at-risk children gain a foothold in their own educations.
Jun 24, 2012 Sacramento Bee
Benefits of Preschool Come with Every Dollar
Published commentary by RAND staff: Benefits of Preschool Come with Every Dollar, in the Los Angeles Times.
Apr 26, 2006 Los Angeles Times
