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How the Coronavirus Changed the Childcare Debate
Jul 26, 2021

Policymakers have long had evidence that childcare enables mothers to work. What the COVID-19 pandemic taught everyone is how the lack of childcare can be a disastrous constraint.
Paying College Athletes, Preventing Suicide, Planning for Heatwaves: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 16, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on a potential step toward paying college athletes, helping college freshmen overcome COVID-19 learning loss, the effects of U.S. sanctions in Syria, more.
Next Year's Freshman: How Corequisites Might Help Address COVID-19 Learning Loss
Jul 13, 2021

As states and colleges look to address learning loss due to COVID-19, it is important that they not turn to traditional models of remediation that prevent students from directly entering college coursework. Instead, they should look to new, effective models of corequisite support.
Charting a Path Forward for College Athletes to Receive Pay
Jul 9, 2021

The NCAA has long restricted what student athletes could receive in education-related benefits. But a recent Supreme Court ruling may be a step toward allowing athletes to access the income that their labor produces.
Job Training Is More Effective When Educators, Government, and Industry Work Together
Jul 6, 2021

The United States is facing economic gaps wider than have been seen in a century. To keep the nation economically strong and able to provide middle-class lifestyles to its citizens, educators, government, and private industry need to work together to shape training opportunities.
Pandemic-Era Parties, China's Global Influence, Reducing Infant Mortality: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 2, 2021

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 help reduce infant mortality, and more.
The Remote Learning Paradox: Some Educators, Parents Want to Keep Online Classes Option Even Though Instruction Suffered
Jun 24, 2021

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?
Stress Among U.S. Teachers, Russia's Global Interests, Investing in Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 18, 2021

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.
China's Ambitions, Origins of the Coronavirus, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 11, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on China’s quest for global primacy, understanding the coronavirus origin story, how parents feel about sending their children back to school, and more.
Making Preschool Investments Count Through the American Families Plan
Jun 3, 2021

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?
Most Americans Consider Themselves Middle-Class. But Are They?
May 14, 2021

There are different ways of determining who should be considered middle-class. But there is one thing they have in common: All reveal that the middle class in the United States is shrinking.
Inequality in Opportunity to Work from Home an Underlying Condition Likely Aggravated by the Pandemic
May 14, 2021

Building a safe, healthy workforce where success, productivity, and financial security are available to all segments of American society could provide resilience against inevitable future shockwaves. Since working from home is a key part of such resilience, policymakers could focus on supporting the advantages, remediating the downsides, and expanding access to this form of work.
Should Mothers Work? We've Been Asking the Wrong Question
May 10, 2021

As schools and day cares closed due to the pandemic, millions of women were driven from the labor market. What is it worth to the United States to have mothers in the workforce?
The American Rescue Plan Is a Chance to Support Students with Disabilities. Here Are Some Investments Worth Considering
May 5, 2021

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.
Biden's First Address to Congress: Insights from RAND
Apr 29, 2021

President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, summarizing his administration's early COVID-19 response and outlining plans that aim to loosen the pandemic's year-long grip on a weary nation. The speech reflected the fact that the United States faces policy challenges across a wide range of domains.

How Japan Can Prepare for Future Conflicts

Exploring Gaps in Arctic Governance

Historic Lynchings and Voter Registration, China in Space, Firefighters' Mental Health: RAND Weekly Recap

Cryptocurrency Should Be Added to the U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

Meeting the Needs of the Mental Health Population in the LA County Jail System

The Policy Currents Podcast

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

From the RAND Blog

How the Coronavirus Changed the Childcare Debate

Paying College Athletes, Preventing Suicide, Planning for Heatwaves: RAND Weekly Recap

Next Year's Freshman: How Corequisites Might Help Address COVID-19 Learning Loss

Charting a Path Forward for College Athletes to Receive Pay

Job Training Is More Effective When Educators, Government, and Industry Work Together

Pandemic-Era Parties, China's Global Influence, Reducing Infant Mortality: RAND Weekly Recap

The Remote Learning Paradox: Some Educators, Parents Want to Keep Online Classes Option Even Though Instruction Suffered

Stress Among U.S. Teachers, Russia's Global Interests, Investing in Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

China's Ambitions, Origins of the Coronavirus, Income Inequality: RAND Weekly Recap

Making Preschool Investments Count Through the American Families Plan

Most Americans Consider Themselves Middle-Class. But Are They?

Inequality in Opportunity to Work from Home an Underlying Condition Likely Aggravated by the Pandemic

Should Mothers Work? We've Been Asking the Wrong Question

The American Rescue Plan Is a Chance to Support Students with Disabilities. Here Are Some Investments Worth Considering

Biden's First Address to Congress: Insights from RAND

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