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Artificial Intelligence Applications to Support Teachers and Teaching: A Review of Promising Applications, Challenges, and Risks

In this paper, the author discusses several ways that artificial intelligence applications can be used to support the work of K--12 teachers by augmenting teacher capacity rather than replacing teachers.

Jan 23, 2019

Robert F. Murphy
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Effect of Lower Transaction Costs on Social Security Disability Insurance Application Rates and Participation

We compare Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) application rates across counties with varying degrees of access to high-speed internet beforehand after iClaim, a 2009 innovation that streamlined the online application process.

Jan 23, 2019

Andrew Foote, Michel Grosz, Stephanie Rennane
Report

Report

Opportunities for European collaboration in armoured vehicles

RAND Europe examined the scope for collaboration between European states in armoured vehicles (tracked, wheeled and protected transport vehicles) throughout their life-cycle, in support of the European Defence Agency (EDA).

Jan 23, 2019

Marta Kepe, Julia Muravska, Richard Flint, Lucia Retter, Antonia Ward, Nathan Ryan
Journal Article

Access to Quality Education for Children With Special Educational Needs

An overview of the policy and practice of EU Member States in offering children with special educational needs access to education. It sets out the policy framework, the main approaches taken by Member States, and key challenges for policy-makers.

Jan 23, 2019

Victoria Jordan, Rob Prideaux
Report

Report

Operating Under a Continuing Resolution: A Limited Assessment of Effects on Defense Procurement Contract Awards

As described in this report, the authors developed an empirical basis for exploring policy issues pertaining to Department of Defense operations under a continuing resolution at the start of a fiscal year, which has become the norm in recent years.

Jan 21, 2019

Stephanie Young, J. Michael Gilmore
Report

RAND Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel October 30th 2018 Meeting

On October 30, 2018, the RAND Corporation convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) web meeting to gather input on analyses that could be conducted to further enhance the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings program.

Jan 18, 2019

Cheryl L. Damberg, Susan M. Paddock
Report

Are Educators Setting Goals for Social-Emotional Learning? Evidence from Nationally Representative Surveys

This American Educator Panels Data Note details the extent to which a nationally representative sample of teachers and school leaders report setting goals for the social-emotional growth of their students.

Jan 17, 2019

Christopher Joseph Doss, William R. Johnston, Goke Akinniranye
Report

Consequences of a Precipitous U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

In December 2018, President Donald Trump directed the Secretary of Defense to reduce the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan by half. In this paper, the authors consider the likely effects of an early and complete or near-complete departure.

Jan 16, 2019

James Dobbins, Jason H. Campbell, Sean Mann, Laurel E. Miller
Report

Countering Sectarianism in the Middle East

What drives sectarianism in the Middle East? This report explores how communities inoculate themselves from sectarianism or recover from it and draws lessons on how to promote resilience and cross-sectarian cooperation.

Jan 14, 2019

Jeffrey Martini, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Becca Wasser, Amanda Rizkallah, Justin Gengler, Kathleen Reedy, Ami Carpenter
Research Brief

Countering Sectarianism in the Middle East: Lessons from Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria, and Iraq

This research draws lessons on how to promote resilience to sectarianism and cross-sectarian cooperation through an exploration of four Middle Eastern case studies: Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria, and Iraq.

Jan 14, 2019

Jeffrey Martini, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Becca Wasser, Amanda Rizkallah, Justin Gengler, Kathleen Reedy, Ami Carpenter
Journal Article

Addressing Uncertainty in Developing Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies

Long-term strategies (LTSs). and the body of research on which they are based, offer strategies of how each nation can achieve a prosperous future with no or low greenhouse gas emissions. But current LTSs rest on methods insufficient to meet the challenges of the Paris Agreement.

Jan 11, 2019

Robert J. Lempert
Journal Article

Journal Article

Examining the Effectiveness of Risk Elicitations: Comparing a Deliberative Risk Ranking to a Nationally Representative Survey on Homeland Security Risk

This paper compares the Deliberative Method for Ranking Risks to results from a nationally representative survey. We find evidence that the Deliberative Method for Ranking Risks produces more informed rankings with less evidence of bias.

Jan 11, 2019

Russell Lundberg, Henry H. Willis
Research Brief

Holistic Representation: An Innovative Approach to Defending Poor Clients Can Reduce Incarceration and Save Taxpayer Dollars — Without Harm to Public Safety

Holistic defense is an innovative and promising approach to defending poor clients in criminal cases, and this brief summarizes the first large-scale empirical evaluation of the impact of holistic representation on criminal justice outcomes.

Jan 11, 2019

James M. Anderson, Maya Buenaventura, Paul Heaton
Tool

Four Problems on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea's Expanding Nuclear Capabilities Drive a Complex Set of Problems

This toolkit provides visualizations illuminating four Korea-related problems: North Korea's nuclear arsenal, North Korean artillery systems, evacuating South Korean population centers, and securing North Korean nuclear weapons and facilities.

Jan 11, 2019

Gian Gentile, Yvonne K. Crane, Dan Madden, Timothy M. Bonds, Bruce W. Bennett, Michael J. Mazarr, Andrew Scobell
Journal Article

Journal Article

Novice School Principals Constructing Their Role Vis-A-Vis External Stakeholders: (Not) Attempting to Be "All Things to All People"

This study examines how novice school principals make sense of different external stakeholders' demands and their own role in relation to external stakeholders during their first year on the job.

Jan 10, 2019

Andrea Prado Tuma, James P. Spillane
Journal Article

Journal Article

Performance Comparison of Solar Photovoltaic Models for Plant Siting in India

India will add 100 GW of solar electric power generation by 2022. This report examines the performance of four annual solar photovoltaic production models against actual generation data from utility-scale plants in Gujarat, India.

Jan 9, 2019

Kelly Klima, Harshid Sridhar, Vaishalee Dash, Mridula Dixit Bharadwaj, Parveen Kumar, Jay Apt
Brochure

Waging War Beyond the Battlefield: Remarks at the Celebration of 50 Years at RAND

At an event commemorating his 50 years of service at RAND, Brian Michael Jenkins spoke about terrorism and the United States' response to it over the past several decades.

Jan 8, 2019

Brian Michael Jenkins
Journal Article

Journal Article

Dynamic Adaptive Pathways in Downscaled Climate Change Scenarios

Dynamic adaptive pathways are introduced as useful tools to draw out which elements of a potentially infinite scenario space connect with decision-relevant aspects of particular climate-related and non-climate-related risks and response options.

Jan 8, 2019

Nicholas A. Cradock-Henry, Bob Frame, Benjamin Lee Preston, Andy Reisinger, Dale Rothman
Journal Article

Journal Article

Qualitative Study of Patient Views on a 'Telephone-First' Approach in General Practice in England: Speaking to the GP by Telephone Before Making Face-to-Face Appointments

A series of interviews to help understand patients' views on a 'telephone-first' approach, in which all appointment requests in general practice are followed by a telephone call from the general practitioner (GP).

Jan 8, 2019

Sarah Ball, Jennifer Newbould, Jennie Corbett, Josephine Exley, Emma Pitchforth, Martin Roland
Journal Article

Journal Article

Crossing Interagency Lines: Enhancing Navy-Coast Guard Cooperation to Combat Gray Zone Conflicts of East Asia

Using the region of East Asia as a case study, paper proposes that greater coordination and interoperability between navies and coast guards should be pursued among States in the region as one prescription to address gray zone challenges.

Jan 8, 2019

Lyle J. Morris

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