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Educational Equity

Workplace Well-Being

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How Educators Are Faring in the COVID Era
Teachers and principals are twice as likely as other workers to experience frequent job-related stress. They report higher rates of depression and burnout, and much lower rates of resilience. What can school districts do to better support them?
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Aug 25, 2022

Immigrants and Emigrants

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Addressing Immigration Doesn't End at the Border—Schools Need Help
All children in the United States have a right to a public education, regardless of their immigration status. But schools are not funded or staffed adequately to support a growing student population or to handle sudden surges in enrollment due to large numbers of displaced children arriving at the border.
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Nov 1, 2021
Julia H. Kaufman @juliahkaufman, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Education Administration

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Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more.
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Oct 8, 2021
Immigrants and Emigrants

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Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children, L.A. Housing, Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on educating and supporting undocumented and asylum-seeking children in U.S. schools, what drives America's adversaries to use military forces, and measuring the compounding effects of racism.
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Oct 1, 2021
Racial Discrimination

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The Compounding Effects of Racism: Q&A with James Anderson, Rachel Perera, and Heather Gomez-Bendaña
RAND's James Anderson, Rachel Perera, and Heather Gomez-Bendaña are working to create an interactive tool that illustrates how the effects of bias compound over time. Their aim is to improve understanding of how seemingly small disparities can add up to create significant inequality.
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Sep 10, 2021
James M. Anderson, Rachel Perera, et al.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Pandemic-Era Parties, China's Global Influence, Reducing Infant Mortality: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on assessing the risk of small gatherings during the pandemic, China's ability to exert influence around the world, using big data to reduce infant mortality, and more.
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Jul 2, 2021
Educational Institutions

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The Remote Learning Paradox: Some Educators, Parents Want to Keep Online Classes Option Even Though Instruction Suffered
Despite remote learning not going particularly well during the pandemic, about one-third of U.S. schools are keeping it as an option. Is remote learning a pandemic blip or a permanent feature of public education moving ahead?
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Jun 24, 2021
Julia H. Kaufman @juliahkaufman, Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl, et al.
Teachers and Teaching

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Stress Among U.S. Teachers, Russia's Global Interests, Investing in Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on job-related stress among U.S. public school teachers, Russia's global interests, promoting social equity through infrastructure investments, and more.
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Jun 18, 2021
Preschool

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Making Preschool Investments Count Through the American Families Plan
The American Families Plan would address disparities in preschool access by adding $200 billion for high-quality preschool for all three- and four-year-olds. How can we make sure that this historic investment, if approved by Congress, counts?
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Jun 3, 2021
Lynn A. Karoly, Jill S. Cannon
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Reopening the U.S. Economy, Geoengineering, 5G: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the potential effects of reopening the economy before the White House's vaccination goal is met, students' learning experiences during the pandemic, competition in the 5G era, and more.
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May 28, 2021
Educational Equity

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Pandemic Education, Working Mothers, Predicting Cyber Threats: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the urban-rural divide in pandemic education, supporting working moms, what makes a good COVID-19 reopening plan, and more.
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May 14, 2021
Students

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The American Rescue Plan Is a Chance to Support Students with Disabilities. Here Are Some Investments Worth Considering
National surveys of K–12 teachers provide insight into challenges for effectively educating students with disabilities during the pandemic and beyond. Understanding these challenges can help identify important funding options to address gaps.
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May 5, 2021
Laura Stelitano, Melissa Kay Diliberti, et al.
Emerging Technologies

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The Power of Invention—and the Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Inventions benefit society and improve lives. Their economic impacts show the value of investing in more young people and their opportunities for learning. Policymakers could support programs that encourage more women, racial/ethnic minorities, and people from lower-income families to become inventors.
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May 4, 2021
Summer Learning

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Commit Now to Get Summer Programming Right
When summer programs are targeted to needs, intentionally designed, and well attended, they produce positive outcomes in math and reading. But these programs need federal support, and they require early planning.
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Apr 15, 2021
Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl, Catherine H. Augustine, et al.
Students

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Unpacking COVID-19's Long-Term Effects on Students
The pandemic has created an unprecedented set of obstacles for schools and exacerbated existing structural inequalities in public education. It may take years to understand how COVID-19 affected student learning and social and emotional development and to identify any lasting effects on low-income communities and communities of color.
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Dec 29, 2020
Jonathan Schweig, Andrew McEachin, et al.
Educational Equity

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Teleworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Educational Inequity
The ability to telework is associated with both reduced risk of COVID-19 infection and with significantly lower risk of job loss. There are large disparities in who is able to telework by race and ethnicity—but even larger ones by educational attainment.
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Dec 23, 2020
Jason M. Ward @jason_m_ward

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