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School-to-Work Transitions
Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives
Mar 26, 2020
Melanie A. Zaber, Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS
Schools play a critical role in giving students access to college and career information and resources. What do U.S. high school educators think about the quality and availability of the resources that their schools provide?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway
Mar 25, 2020
James Black, Stephen J. Flanagan, et al.
Norway supports deterrence, crisis management, and security in the High North—which includes the Scandinavian territories and northern Russia. What regional insights can other NATO allies provide to help Norway in its security role?
Teachers and Teaching
How Teachers Use Intervention Programs
Mar 19, 2020
Laura Stelitano, Sy Doan, et al.
Academic intervention programs support students who are performing below grade level. When asked about their use of these programs, U.S. teachers were more likely to report using them in English language arts than in mathematics. Teachers also reported using a wide variety of interventions.
Information Operations
Detecting Malign or Subversive Information Efforts over Social Media
Mar 16, 2020
William Marcellino, Krystyna Marcinek, et al.
The United States has a capability gap in detecting malign or subversive information campaigns in time to respond before they influence large audiences. A novel method can now detect these efforts.
United States Department of Defense
How to Build an Effective, Efficient, and Independent Space Force
Mar 13, 2020
Michael Spirtas, Yool Kim, et al.
To increase its likelihood of developing into a successful organization, the new U.S. Space Force should define and clarify its space warfighting missions. And most space activities in the Department of Defense should be moved into the new service.
Global Security
How Is the Global Competition of Ideas Changing?
Mar 12, 2020
Stephen Watts, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, et al.
The United States is engaged in a new era of great-power competition in the realms of information, ideas, and ideology. An analysis of the policy and actions of China, Russia, and nonstate actors suggests what this competition might look like in the future and how U.S. policy should be adapted accordingly.

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Blog Posts

Military Force Planning
Force Planning in the New Era of Strategic Competition
Mar 28, 2020
Jacob L. Heim
If the United States means to take a return to strategic competition seriously, force planning must evolve beyond the post–Cold War approach of designing forces and capabilities. A new framework would enable users to test their intuition and identify areas of advantage while avoiding the risk of persisting in competitions that would impose onerous costs on the United States.
Substance Use Harm Reduction
Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses
Mar 27, 2020
Amanda Mauri, Rebecca Lee Haffajee
Policymakers can wield a multitude of tools to address vaping-related illness. Cannabis policy reform is one option. But policymakers may face challenges in balancing comprehensive regulatory design that promotes product safety with its potential to bolster the illegal and unregulated market.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
COVID-19 and the Economy, America's Blood Supply, 10 Years of the ACA: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 27, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 and the economy, strengthening the U.S. blood supply, 10 years of the Affordable Care Act, and more.

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Multimedia

Mar 16, 2020
The U.S. Response to COVID-19
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the U.S. COVID-19 response from a variety of perspectives including pandemic preparedness, emergency response capacity and delivery, and economic impacts.

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Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives

Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway

Force Planning in the New Era of Strategic Competition

Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses

Assessment of COVID-19's Impact on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Children Cope with Trauma: A School-Based Intervention

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Addressing the Invisible Wounds of War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

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Reports

Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives

Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway

How Teachers Use Intervention Programs

Detecting Malign or Subversive Information Efforts over Social Media

How to Build an Effective, Efficient, and Independent Space Force

How Is the Global Competition of Ideas Changing?

Blog Posts

Force Planning in the New Era of Strategic Competition

Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses

COVID-19 and the Economy, America's Blood Supply, 10 Years of the ACA: RAND Weekly Recap

Multimedia

The U.S. Response to COVID-19

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