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The Overlooked Support Teachers Are Missing: A Coherent Curriculum
Mar 3, 2021

America is still too far off from the classrooms envisioned by standards advocates, and it will take sustained effort from educational leaders to reach these ambitious goals. States and districts could prioritize efforts to support teachers to understand and implement standards both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teachers Quit Due to Stress, Peace in Yemen, America's Middle Class: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 26, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on how stress leads teachers to quit their jobs, U.S. strategy in the Middle East, America's shrinking middle class, and more.
Giving Teachers the Tools They Need to Provide 21st-Century Civic Education
Feb 23, 2021

The Capitol attack has rightly led to many calls for teachers to address civic education in a much more robust way in their classrooms. However, a national survey of social studies teachers suggests that teachers lack the critical training and incentives to do so.
The Next Generation Initiative: Faculty Leaders Program in Policy Research and Analysis
Feb 22, 2021

The Faculty Leaders Program, a professional development program for faculty who work with students or in disciplines underrepresented in public policy, is now accepting applications. Part of the Pardee RAND Graduate School's Next Generation Initiative, the program awards fellowships and stipends to 12–16 selected faculty to participate in the policy analysis summer program, which will be held virtually this year.
Dr. Raynard Kington—Physician, Academic and Former NIH Deputy Director—Named to RAND Board of Trustees
Feb 16, 2021

Dr. Raynard Kington, head of school at the Phillips Academy Andover, was elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees.
Choosing Classroom Materials Is Complicated. Here's What Principals and District Leaders Can Do to Support Teachers
Feb 12, 2021

What do teachers want when it comes to instructional materials, particularly during the pandemic? Knowing the answer to this question can help district and school leaders select online materials that teachers are more likely to use and guide curriculum developers to create resources with these features in mind.
Unemployment Insurance, Domestic Extremists, Housing Insecurity: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 5, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on what the pandemic has revealed about America's unemployment system, why stopping domestic extremism will be difficult, how housing insecurity may affect sleep, and more.
The Pandemic Is Completely Changing the Way We Treat Unemployment
Feb 1, 2021

Unemployment insurance is the most important fiscal response the United States has during a recession, because it sends timely, targeted, and temporary financial assistance to those directly affected by the downturn. What the CARES Act created—remarkably high benefits for more workers—was a short-term experiment born of necessity, but it could have a lasting influence on public policy.
School District Leaders Indicate Online Instruction Will Outlast COVID-19. Here's What to Consider
Jan 27, 2021

Remote K–12 learning at scale is an unprecedented challenge for everyone involved. It can and would improve dramatically if educators, government, and philanthropy treated it as a work in progress, featuring evidence-based development of quality online curricula, continuous improvement, and engagement of teachers.
Helping Mothers Return to Work Is a Gender Equality Issue
Jan 21, 2021

Employers and policymakers play a crucial role in ensuring that women are not unnecessarily disadvantaged when they have children. Policies such as access to family leave, job protection, and childcare options can play a large role.
Supporting Working Parents Could Accelerate Recovery
Jan 15, 2021

Since the COVID-19 recession started last February, almost 3 million women have left the labor force. With vaccines rolling out, will they go back to work? There are several policies that could help.
A Message from Our President, Medical Mistrust, Insulin Prices: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 8, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, Americans' psychological distress, medical mistrust and COVID-19 vaccines, and more.
A Bell That Can't Be Unrung: The CARES Act and Unemployment Insurance
Jan 7, 2021

The CARES Act broadcasted to everyone that Unemployment Insurance can do better by workers and employers. Congress can debate the hows of permanent reform, but its actions in 2020 proved the need.
Unemployment Insurance and the Failure to Reform
Jan 5, 2021

Unemployment Insurance is the primary U.S. policy tool for sustaining workers during periods of high unemployment. But it has a history of being repeatedly neglected. Federal reform has been stalled for nearly 50 years.
Without Unemployment Benefits, How Might Americans Make Ends Meet?
Dec 30, 2020

Do unemployment benefits keep people from accepting jobs? What effect do they have on the economy? Researchers and policymakers have been debating these issues since COVID-19 led to widespread job losses last spring.

Risk of Sexual Assault in the Military Is Higher Where Sexual Harassment Is Common

Vaccine Hesitancy Is High Among Black Americans, Including Health Care Workers

An Early Policy Victory for DNI Haines: Boost the Priority of Open Sources Information

Rethinking How Police Respond to Homelessness

Strategies for Minimizing Cyber Security Risks

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Lightening Body Armor

From the RAND Blog

The Overlooked Support Teachers Are Missing: A Coherent Curriculum

Teachers Quit Due to Stress, Peace in Yemen, America's Middle Class: RAND Weekly Recap

Giving Teachers the Tools They Need to Provide 21st-Century Civic Education

The Next Generation Initiative: Faculty Leaders Program in Policy Research and Analysis

Dr. Raynard Kington—Physician, Academic and Former NIH Deputy Director—Named to RAND Board of Trustees

Choosing Classroom Materials Is Complicated. Here's What Principals and District Leaders Can Do to Support Teachers

Unemployment Insurance, Domestic Extremists, Housing Insecurity: RAND Weekly Recap

The Pandemic Is Completely Changing the Way We Treat Unemployment

School District Leaders Indicate Online Instruction Will Outlast COVID-19. Here's What to Consider

Helping Mothers Return to Work Is a Gender Equality Issue

Supporting Working Parents Could Accelerate Recovery

A Message from Our President, Medical Mistrust, Insulin Prices: RAND Weekly Recap

A Bell That Can't Be Unrung: The CARES Act and Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Insurance and the Failure to Reform

Without Unemployment Benefits, How Might Americans Make Ends Meet?

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