Adolescents

Education Policy
commentary
A Four-Day Week: Is America Ready?
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
May 25, 2022
Los Angeles Times
As alluring as a calendar filled with three-day weekends may seem, research shows that short school weeks can have educational and health risks for students, but also benefits for them and for school districts that make the change. Do the benefits of the condensed week outweigh the costs?
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International Diplomacy
blog
Responding to Russia, Sex Trafficking, Anti-Bias Education: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 25, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the false choice between responding to Russia or deterring China, how substance use and sex trafficking are connected, providing anti-bias education in U.S. schools, and more.
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Adolescent Health
commentary
School May Be Suspended, but Sleep Schedules Shouldn't Be
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Mar 31, 2020
TED.com
People sleep better when they follow consistent daily and nightly routines. These days, the school bell isn't ringing for most of our kids, and it's up to parents to ensure that children and teens get the sleep they need during these stressful and uncertain times.
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Sleep
commentary
Teens Are Sleep Deprived; Later School Start Times Could Help
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Mar 4, 2020
The Park Record
Sleep deprivation among American teens is a major public health problem. Teens in school districts with later start times get more sleep and are more likely to show up for school. They do better academically, and show improvements in their mental and physical health.
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Sleep
commentary
Teens Are Driven to Stay Up Late, but Why?
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Jan 30, 2020
Thrive Global
That adolescents have a biologically driven delay in their sleep-wake schedules is uncontested. In fact, this is observed across cultures, including those with limited access to technology. But why this occurs is a tougher nut to crack. There are many issues pertaining to human biology that remain a mystery even to scientists and physicians.
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Sleep
blog
School Start Times, Streaming Apps, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 18, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on later school start times, how streaming apps could help Americans be more active, the latest Brexit news, and more.
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Tobacco and Smoking
blog
E-Cigarettes, 'Stand Your Ground,' Cyber Coercion: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 20, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on the planned federal ban on flavored e-cigarettes, “stand your ground” laws, understanding cyber coercion, and more.
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Wargaming
essay
A Wargame at RAND Puts Teen Girls in Command
Aug 20, 2019
RAND analysts developed and hosted a wargame to help young women learn firsthand about national security. It's a lesson in strategy, in the hard realities behind news headlines, but also in agility and resilience. In that, it's not so far removed from the daily life of a teenage girl.
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Sleep
commentary
I'm a Sleep Specialist. Here's How I Prepare My Two Teenagers for the First Day of School
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Aug 15, 2019
Thrive Global
Sleep deprivation has measurable negative effects on teens' behavior and health. Early school start times make it difficult for teens to get sufficient sleep. A RAND sleep expert shares how she helps her teens transition from summer back to waking up early for school.
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Adolescents
blog
Boris Johnson, Teacher Training, Youth Arrests: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 26, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on Boris Johnson's Brexit challenge, how educators feel about their training programs, a spike in youth arrests, and more.
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Child Welfare
q&a
A Champion for Children and Practitioners: Q&A with Dionne Barnes-Proby
Apr 29, 2019
Dionne Barnes-Proby started her career as a child welfare social worker and is now a social policy researcher at RAND. She brings the voices of clients and practitioners to the conversation, so that policies will reflect an understanding of the needs of the populations they're intended to improve.
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Childhood Trauma
essay
Childhood Trauma Is More Common Than You Think. This School-Based Intervention Can Help
Apr 23, 2019
A program developed at RAND helps children exposed to trauma confront and subdue their stress and anxiety. The program grew out of the 1990s street violence of South Los Angeles and has since helped kids from Newtown to Fukushima. Researchers are tailoring this intervention for children in Puerto Rico whose lives were upended by hurricanes.
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Social and Emotional Learning
commentary
What Two New Studies Reveal About Restorative Justice in Middle School and How It Can Be Done Better
Joie D. Acosta, Catherine H. Augustine, Matthew Chinman, John Engberg
Apr 17, 2019
The 74 Million
There are many nuances to the implementation and impact of restorative practices. This suggests that continued experimentation could allow school districts to realize the benefits of instituting these practices and reduce the cost of doing so.
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blog
Data Breaches, Marijuana, Turkey: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 4, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on consumer reactions to data breaches, understanding teen marijuana use after legalization, why the United States can't rely on Turkey to defeat ISIS, and more.
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Crime and Violence Prevention
blog
Terrorists, Policing, Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 21, 2018
This weekly recap focuses on terrorism recruitment trends, helping police find the right strategies, who should investigate cyberattacks, and more.
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Social Media Analysis
blog
Best RAND Videos of 2018
Dec 19, 2018
RAND research yields findings that run the gamut of potential applications and promising policy solutions. Here, we highlight three of 2018's most captivating videos featuring RAND research and its potential to inform policy.
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While new commitments see NATO furthering its human security efforts across alliance activities and mainstreaming these approaches, the reality remains that these commitments can appear vague and open ended, suggesting there is much to be desired in terms of specific direction that NATO forces are required to operationalise and implement.

Kaleigh Heard

Senior Analyst

Source: The RAND Blog

The presence of the Al Qaida leader in Kabul does show that the United States got little in the way of anti-terror benefits in exchange for its agreement to leave Afghanistan. That the Taliban would agree to host al-Zawahiri also enhances the credibility of numerous reports of other terrorist groups taking up residence there, suggesting the opening of a virtual Star Wars cafe of violent extremist movements in Afghanistan.

James Dobbins

Senior Fellow

Source: Newsweek

Hypothetical Scenarios of U.S.-China Conflict

Educators' Views on Politicized Topics in School

Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why

A New Era? NATO's Prioritisation of Human Security in an Insecure World

Three Steps to Protect Communities from Climate Change

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Adolescents

A Four-Day Week: Is America Ready?

Responding to Russia, Sex Trafficking, Anti-Bias Education: RAND Weekly Recap

School May Be Suspended, but Sleep Schedules Shouldn't Be

Teens Are Sleep Deprived; Later School Start Times Could Help

Teens Are Driven to Stay Up Late, but Why?

School Start Times, Streaming Apps, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap

E-Cigarettes, 'Stand Your Ground,' Cyber Coercion: RAND Weekly Recap

A Wargame at RAND Puts Teen Girls in Command

I'm a Sleep Specialist. Here's How I Prepare My Two Teenagers for the First Day of School

Boris Johnson, Teacher Training, Youth Arrests: RAND Weekly Recap

A Champion for Children and Practitioners: Q&A with Dionne Barnes-Proby

Childhood Trauma Is More Common Than You Think. This School-Based Intervention Can Help

What Two New Studies Reveal About Restorative Justice in Middle School and How It Can Be Done Better

Data Breaches, Marijuana, Turkey: RAND Weekly Recap

Terrorists, Policing, Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap

Best RAND Videos of 2018

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