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Politics and Government
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What Does America's Political Polarization Mean for Competition with China?
Timothy R. Heath
Nov 9, 2018
The Hill
Political polarization in the United States potentially carries significant implications for America's strategic competition with China. Leaders in Washington will need to work to mitigate the effects of polarization and manage competition with China in a stable, effective manner.
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Workforce Development
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The Case for Investing in a More Healthy and Engaged Health Workforce
Christian Van Stolk, Marco Hafner @econ_hafner
Nov 8, 2018
The RAND Blog
Improving staff engagement leads to a variety of positive benefits. But defining and measuring engagement is not straightforward, and different demographic factors are associated with different levels of engagement. The National Health Service in England is looking at ways to increase engagement in its staff.
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Social and Emotional Learning
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Finding the Right Assessment Tool: Another Resource for Educators and Researchers
Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS, Brian M. Stecher
Nov 7, 2018
The Measuring SEL Blog
To teach something effectively, educators need to determine whether their instructional approaches are working, and make adjustments to those approaches as needed. The Assessment Work Group and RAND have developed tools to assist educators in finding and using assessments to measure social and emotional learning and higher-order cognitive competencies.
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Veterans Health Care
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How Private Health Care Providers Could Better Serve Veterans
Nov 7, 2018
Almost a third of U.S. veterans live 40 miles or more from the nearest VA medical center, so the VA is trying to make it easier for them to use private providers closer to home. But it will take significant efforts to better prepare civilian doctors to deliver high-quality care to veterans.
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Nurses and Nursing
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On Nurse Staffing Ballot Measure, Massachusetts Voters Should Look to Evidence from California
Mahshid Abir, Jason E. Goldstick, Rosalie Malsberger, Claude Messan Setodji
Nov 2, 2018
Health Affairs
Massachusetts residents will soon vote on the Patient Safety Act, a mandate to increase nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care facilities. Evaluating existing data on the impact of a similar nurse staffing law implemented in California in 2004 may help inform voters as they head to the polls.
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Transportation Safety
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The New AV Challenge: Creating a Universal Safety Framework
Marjory S. Blumenthal @marjorysb
Nov 2, 2018
Axios
Autonomous vehicle developers are pursuing different safety strategies and technologies, making different claims, in different ways, about their systems. A universal framework could provide a more consistent and transparent view of progress in AV safety within and across the industry, better informing the public and policymakers.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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In Refugee Vetting, How Good Is Good Enough?
Ian Mitch @IanSMitch
Nov 1, 2018
The National Interest
A security policy that depends too heavily on vetting, and expects it to be foolproof, is likely to fall short. A better security standard the administration could consider is not whether vetting failures ever occur, but rather whether they pose an acceptable risk to the United States.
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Security Cooperation
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Is Major Realignment Taking Place in the Middle East?
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke, Ariane M. Tabatabai @ArianeTabatabai
Oct 31, 2018
Foreign Affairs
The shifting alignments in the Middle East have intensified since the murder of the Saudi journalist Khashoggi in Istanbul. Turkey has drifted away from NATO and toward Iran and Russia. Like Tehran and Moscow, Ankara is now more anti-Western than at any point in recent memory. What does this mean for the United States?
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Germany
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Merkel's Departure: A Star Begins to Dim
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Oct 31, 2018
The Hill
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to not seek re-election may signal an end to two key features of post-WWII Europe.
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Enlisted Personnel
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An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
Oct 31, 2018
History records the names of generals, not of the privates filling out supply forms, cleaning out trucks, or huffing through another training exercise. But those privates keep the U.S. Army running. RAND research provides their unfiltered take on life in the ranks.
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International Diplomacy
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Japan's Chance to Shine?
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Oct 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
Japan may never be a global leader in a way comparable to the United States. But Tokyo does have the power to provide critical leadership that will sustain key elements of the crumbling international order.
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Affordable Care Act
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All Health Policy Is Local: The Case of the Individual Mandate Penalty in New York
Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner, Sarah A. Nowak, Preethi Rao
Oct 30, 2018
The Health Care Blog
As with many Affordable Care Act policies, how New York is dealing with the absence of the individual mandate penalty is a potent reminder that all health policy is local.
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Nuclear Sciences
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RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships
Oct 29, 2018
RAND is accepting applications for up to three Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows. The application deadline is January 14, 2019. The program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security.
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Health Care Payment Approaches
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Misconceptions About 'Medicare for All'
Jodi L. Liu @jodilliu, Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner
Oct 27, 2018
USA Today
Medicare for All is a talking point for both major U.S. political parties. Would it be free? Would people have to switch doctors? Would waits be long? Misconceptions abound about single-payer proposals and their likely effects. Here are the facts.
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Security Cooperation
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Cameroon's Days as Reliable U.S. Partner May Be Numbered
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Oct 26, 2018
United Press International
The Cameroonian government is becoming more authoritarian under President Paul Biya. His re-election could be bad news for Cameroon and the region, but also for the United States.
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Performing Arts
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RAND's Got Talent
Oct 26, 2018
Two RAND singers, Allison Elder and Jennifer Prim, performed with the Angel City Chorale on America's Got Talent. The choir earned a standing ovation and a “golden buzzer” from the judges on its way to the semifinals.
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The RAND Blog

What Does America's Political Polarization Mean for Competition with China?

The Case for Investing in a More Healthy and Engaged Health Workforce

Finding the Right Assessment Tool: Another Resource for Educators and Researchers

How Private Health Care Providers Could Better Serve Veterans

On Nurse Staffing Ballot Measure, Massachusetts Voters Should Look to Evidence from California

The New AV Challenge: Creating a Universal Safety Framework

In Refugee Vetting, How Good Is Good Enough?

Is Major Realignment Taking Place in the Middle East?

Merkel's Departure: A Star Begins to Dim

An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks

Japan's Chance to Shine?

All Health Policy Is Local: The Case of the Individual Mandate Penalty in New York

RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

Misconceptions About 'Medicare for All'

Cameroon's Days as Reliable U.S. Partner May Be Numbered

RAND's Got Talent

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