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Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes

Louisiana has received recent attention for some of its new education policies and promising early results.

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RAND's Kathryn Bouskill discusses the accelerating pace of nearly every aspect of our lives, and the societal and security challenges it presents.
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Feb 7, 2018
RAND's Bilyana Lilly discussed how the U.S.-Russia relationship has for decades shaped the development and deployment of ballistic missile defenses at a panel discussion hosted by the Project on Military and Diplomatic History and the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on February 7th, 2018.
Why More Sleep Could Help Kids Do Better in School and Life
Jan 5, 2018
Most U.S. middle and high schools start at 8:00 a.m. or earlier. Delaying school start times could help address health and academic problems, and boost the U.S. economy.
What a Scientist Suggests You Tell Your Kids About Legal Marijuana
Jul 21, 2017
In this PBS News Hour segment, RAND Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for more than 20 years, discusses what kids need to know about the use of legal marijuana.
Getting to Outcomes®: Frameworks for Success for Evidence-Based Programs
Jun 12, 2017
In this NREPP Learning Center video, RAND Senior Behavioral Scientist Matthew Chinman and USC Professor of Psychology Abe Wandersman discuss Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). GTO is an implementation framework that can be applied to evidence-based programs.
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Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harm
Mar 23, 2016
Drug policy expert Rosalie Pacula speaks about the Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harms at the 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cannabis Summit.
A Tipping Point in America's Opioid Crisis?
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Deaths from overdoses in America are reaching levels similar to those at the peak of the HIV epidemic. RAND's Bradley D. Stein discusses what actions might help stem the growing problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction.
Carl Bildt on Brexit, the Future of Europe and the Migrant Crisis
Jan 28, 2016
Former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minster Carl Bildt talks to the BBC's Evan Davis about the possibility of the UK leaving the EU, and the migrant crisis.
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Hans Binnendijk argues that the United States may need to follow a more collaborative approach to foreign affairs, engaging and sharing burdens with partners who until now have not pulled their weight.
Lynn Karoly on the Return on Early Childhood Investment
Sep 23, 2015
In this 60 Second Lecture from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Lynn Karoly, a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, discusses the return on philanthropic investments in early childhood programs.
Press Conference at the Wilson Center: Calculating the Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Jun 15, 2015
At the U.S. launch of The Costs of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Study held at the Wilson Center on June 15, 2015, RAND senior researchers Charles P. Ries and C. Ross Anthony discussed the economic and non-economic factors surrounding the conflict and the long-term implications for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and the international community.
Press Conference at the Jerusalem Press Club: The Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Senior members of the RAND Corporation held a press conference at the Jerusalem Press Club on their study, The Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The study estimates the net costs and benefits over the next ten years based on five alternative scenarios.
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Apr 9, 2015
The Supreme Leader of Iran said he neither supports nor opposes a nuclear deal, since the details have not yet been nailed down. Judy Woodruff talks to former State Department official Ray Takeyh and Alireza Nader of the RAND Corporation about what Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments mean for the negotiating outlook and whether Iran has a strategic interest in Yemen.
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How the Unhealthy Foods We Eat at Restaurants May Be Slowly Making Us Sick
Mar 25, 2014
In this USA Today: Opinion video, Deborah Cohen, RAND senior natural scientist, discusses how some foods we eat at restaurants contribute to poor health. She wants better options for kids and adults.
Arab Spring: The State of the Democratic Reform in the Middle East
Jun 24, 2013
Jeffrey Martini, Senior Middle East Analyst at the RAND Corporation, discusses the political landscape of the Arab world and how the tumult in the region affects the interests of the United States.
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May 20, 2013
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Alan Kay Demonstrates the RAND Tablet
Mar 14, 2013
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Democratization in the Arab World
Jul 18, 2012
Laurel Miller and Jeffrey Martini of the RAND Corporation discussed what the successes and setbacks of other transitions from authoritarianism suggest about the problems ahead for Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere, and how they might be overcome. Carnegie's Thomas Carothers discussed and Marina Ottaway moderated.
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John Gordon Discusses Fighting for MacArthur
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On September 12, 2011, Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the RAND president, presented to the National Capital Planning Commission Speaker Series on the current threats and countermeasures being employed in today's security environment.
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In a TEDx presentation, Brian M. Stecher, Associate Director, RAND Education, suggests three steps we need to take to cultivate schools where students can thrive.
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Jun 21, 2011
In this Google Tech Talk, Fred Wehrey, a RAND Senior Policy Analyst, discusses rapidly changing political landscape of the Persian Gulf region, and what he has learned during recent visits to Egypt, Lebanon, and Yemen.
After bin Laden
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Brian Michael Jenkins Discusses the Death of bin Laden and Prognosis for al Qaeda
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