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Sep 30, 2026

Accountability and Alignment Strategies for Implementing Edtech: How One School District Narrowed the Gap Between Promise and Practice

The authors use two concepts from educational policy literature, accountability and alignment, to examine strategies that a school district implemented to spur the increased usage of an educational technology platform for learning math.

Ivy Todd, Alice Huguet
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Sep 16, 2026

Research, development, and innovation talent in Qatar: The policy and program Landscape

Qatar aims to become a global hub for research, development, and innovation (RDI). This report reviews international approaches to developing, attracting, and retaining RDI talent, examining Qatar's landscape and identifying gaps and opportunities.

Mehdi Shiva, James Besse, Stella Harrison, Miguel Subosa, Ishita Puri, Abdellahi Hussein, Sara Zikri
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Sep 16, 2026

Positioning Qatar in the Global Research, Development, and Innovation Landscape: Comparative Insights from Small Advanced Economies

Qatar aims to strengthen its research, development, and innovation (RDI) ecosystem. This report benchmarks Qatar against other small advanced economies and identifies policy options to close gaps in STEM talent, research, and innovation capacity.

Mehdi Shiva, James Besse, Stella Harrison, Miguel Subosa, Ishita Puri, Paul Khullar, Abdellahi Hussein, Sara Zikri
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Sep 14, 2026

An Analysis of Zearn Math Implementation Costs

In this report, the authors analyze the cost to implement Zearn Math in a large Texas school district, finding that Zearn Math is a promising approach to improving math achievement and costs less than peer math products.

Thomas Goughnour, Christopher Joseph Doss
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Sep 9, 2026

How States Align Postsecondary and Workforce Strategies: Examples and Trends from WIOA Plans

The authors analyze all Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act plans across five plan cycles, identifying strategies that policymakers can use to benchmark plans and strengthen coordination between postsecondary education and workforce systems.

Elaine W. Leigh, Jeremy Wright-Kim, Laura Rodriguez Lora, Gopal Trital
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Sep 1, 2026

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

The authors evaluated the implementation of the Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF) in Harris County, Texas. ECIF provided $15 million to programs serving children from birth to age 5, their caregivers, and early childhood professionals.

Elaine Lin Wang, Karen Christianson, Jill S. Cannon, Jonathan Schweig, Adaeze Ibeanu
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Aug 31, 2026

Preparing Students for What Comes Next: Educator and Student Perspectives on Career-Connected Learning in K–12 Schools

The authors analyze data from three RAND survey panels to examine career-connected learning in kindergarten through grade 12 schools in academic year 2025–2026 using the perspectives of district leaders, school leaders, and high school students.

Benjamin K. Master, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Cristina Alvarez, AK Keskin, Elizabeth D. Steiner
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Aug 20, 2026

Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degrees in Ohio: Opportunities, Constraints, and Field-Level Feasibility

Ohio’s education policymakers are considering whether some bachelor’s degree programs can be completed in fewer than the traditional 120 semester credits. The authors examine the feasibility of reduced-credit bachelor’s degree programs in Ohio.

Jason C. Lee, Jenna W. Kramer, Peter Nguyen, Jonah Kushner, Sichen Shawn Chao, Min Jung Kim
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Jul 14, 2026

Technical Documentation for the Thirteenth American School District Panel Survey

This report provides technical information about the spring 2026 survey of the American School District Panel. The authors describe the survey administration and weighting processes they used to produce nationally representative estimates.

Benjamin K. Master, Claude Messan Setodji, Gerald P. Hunter, Samantha E. DiNicola, AK Keskin
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Jul 14, 2026

Shrinking Budgets, Fewer Students: How District Leaders Are Navigating a New Landscape of Reduced Resources and Competitive Pressures

This report presents findings from the spring 2026 American School District Panel survey. Budget shortfalls and declining enrollment have risen to the top of district leaders’ concerns, worsening other challenges that districts are facing.

Tia Clinton, Benjamin K. Master, Lydia R. Rainey, AK Keskin
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Jun 29, 2026

How Schools and After-School Programs Can Collaborate to Support Academic Alignment

The authors provide national data about the state of academic alignment between school-day and after-school learning, illustrate how schools and after-school programs put academic alignment into practice, and identify enabling and impeding factors.

Ashley Woo, Lauren Covelli, Srikant Kumar Sahoo, Catherine H. Augustine
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Jun 17, 2026

Why Do Middle and High Schoolers Miss School? Selected Findings from the American Youth Panel and the American Parents Panel

Using data from two surveys administered in late 2025 to nationally representative samples of students and parents, the authors investigate why secondary school-age students are missing school and to what extent these reasons differ by age.

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Sarah Ohls

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Accountability and Alignment Strategies for Implementing Edtech: How One School District Narrowed the Gap Between Promise and Practice

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Technical Documentation for the Thirteenth American School District Panel Survey

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How Schools and After-School Programs Can Collaborate to Support Academic Alignment

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Accountability and Alignment Strategies for Implementing Edtech: How One School District Narrowed the Gap Between Promise and Practice

Research, development, and innovation talent in Qatar: The policy and program Landscape

Positioning Qatar in the Global Research, Development, and Innovation Landscape: Comparative Insights from Small Advanced Economies

An Analysis of Zearn Math Implementation Costs

How States Align Postsecondary and Workforce Strategies: Examples and Trends from WIOA Plans

When Counties Invest in Early Childhood: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County, Texas

Preparing Students for What Comes Next: Educator and Student Perspectives on Career-Connected Learning in K–12 Schools

Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degrees in Ohio: Opportunities, Constraints, and Field-Level Feasibility

Technical Documentation for the Thirteenth American School District Panel Survey

Shrinking Budgets, Fewer Students: How District Leaders Are Navigating a New Landscape of Reduced Resources and Competitive Pressures

How Schools and After-School Programs Can Collaborate to Support Academic Alignment

Why Do Middle and High Schoolers Miss School? Selected Findings from the American Youth Panel and the American Parents Panel

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