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Prioritizing Strategies to Racially Diversify the K–12 Teacher Workforce: Findings from the State of the American Teacher and State of the American Principal Surveys
The authors of this report surveyed and interviewed teachers and convened a panel of education policymakers to identify policies and strategies that could help racially diversify the teacher workforce in the United States.
Sep 19, 2022
Elizabeth D. Steiner, Lucas Greer, Lisa Berdie, Heather L. Schwartz, Ashley Woo, Sy Doan, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Rebecca L. Wolfe, Allyson D. Gittens
Report
Options for Improving Strategic Utilization of the Air Reserve Component for Sustained Active-Duty Missions
The authors analyze how statutes, personnel policies, and resource policies constrain how Air Reserve Component personnel are utilized to perform frequent or long-term active component operational requirements.
Sep 19, 2022
Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Kimberly Jackson, Maria McCollester, Thomas Bush, Laura Kupe, Katherine L. Kidder, Paul Emslie, Michael H. Phan, Thomas Goughnour
Report
Support to the DoD Cyber Workforce Zero-Based Review: Developing a Repeatable Process for Conducting ZBRs Within DoD
The zero-based review (ZBR) process described in this report constitutes a transparent, repeatable process with which the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) can conduct future ZBRs across the DoD cyber enterprise.
Sep 19, 2022
Molly F. McIntosh, Sasha Romanosky, Thomas Deen, Samantha E. DiNicola, Christopher Ferris, Jonathan Fujiwara, Priya Gandhi, Henry Hargrove, Kirsten M. Keller, Maria C. Lytell, Mace IV Moesner, Isabelle Nazha, Zhan Okuda-Lim, Nina Ryan, Karen Schwindt, Amanda Wicker
Testimony
Women Veterans' Access to Reproductive Health Care: Considering VA's New Interim Final Rule
Testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2022.
Sep 15, 2022
Kayla M. Williams
Report
Improving Support for Veteran Women: Veterans' Issues in Focus
Women's military experiences and post-service needs often differ from those of men. More research focused on this population will help ensure that policies and programs adequately support veteran women's transitions from military to civilian life.
Sep 15, 2022
Dana Schultz, Kyleanne M. Hunter, Lauren Skrabala, Jeannette Gaudry Haynie
Report
Building an Effective Social and Emotional Learning Committee in Dallas: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 3)
This case study explores how Dallas's Webster Elementary School and its out-of-school-time program, Thriving Minds After School, formed a social and emotional learning committee that became more effective over time, focusing on daily activities.
Sep 15, 2022
Alice Huguet, Heather L. Schwartz, Catherine H. Augustine
Report
Engaging Teachers, Staff, and Parents in Social and Emotional Learning in Palm Beach County: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 5)
This case study explores how Palm Beach County's Diamond View Elementary School and its out-of-school-time program increased adult awareness of social and emotional learning practices to promote positive interactions with children throughout the day.
Sep 15, 2022
Jennifer T. Leschitz, Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz
Report
Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 2)
This case study explores how the Russell Elementary School and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester partnered in Boston to provide social and emotional learning enrichment off campus as part of the school day.
Sep 15, 2022
Katie Tosh, Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz
Report
Jointly Prioritizing Time for Social and Emotional Learning In Denver: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 4)
This case study explores how Denver's Cowell Elementary School and its out-of-school-time partner, Discovery Link, worked together to find time for social and emotional learning (SEL) and to provide consistent SEL instruction during and after school.
Sep 15, 2022
Andrea Prado Tuma, Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz
Report
Learning to Focus on Adult Social and Emotional Learning First in Tulsa: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 7)
This case study explores how Whitman Elementary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its out-of-school-time program partner, Youth at Heart, learned to first invest in adults so that they are equipped to support students' social and emotional learning.
Sep 15, 2022
Karen Christianson, Celia J. Gomez, Catherine H. Augustine, Heather L. Schwartz
Report
Prioritizing Racial Equity Within Social and Emotional Learning in Tacoma: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 6)
This case study explores how Lister Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington, established social and emotional learning and equity as a nonnegotiable foundation for its work with students, staff, and families.
Sep 15, 2022
Susannah Faxon-Mills, Heather L. Schwartz, Catherine H. Augustine
Journal Article
Enhancing Access to and Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials Through a Financial Reimbursement Program: Protocol to Evaluate a Novel Program
We implemented a financial reimbursement and outreach program designed to increase the number and diversity of participants in cancer clinical trials at centers in Dallas, Houston, and Philadelphia.
Sep 15, 2022
David E. Gerber, Jasmin A Tiro, Lorna H. McNeill, Erin L. Williams, Hong Zhu, Simon J. Craddock Lee, Patrick J. Leavey, Navid Sadeghi, Kandice A. Kapinos, Dana L. Dornsife, Vivian Nguyen, E. Paul Wileyto, Carmen E. Guerra
Journal Article
Barriers to Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapies in Clinical Practice
The barriers to the use of CAR-T therapy include complex logistics, manufacturing limitations, toxicity concerns, and financial burden. This review discusses solutions to overcome these barriers to make this therapy widely accessible.
Sep 15, 2022
Ajeet Gajra, Abigail Zalenski, Aishwarya Sannareddy, Yolaine Jeune-Smith, Kandice A. Kapinos, Ankit Kansagra
Journal Article
Brief Cost Analysis of Surgical Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aimed to compare the costs incurred and saved from universal use of N95 respirators with surgical masks for operating room providers in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 15, 2022
Kandice A. Kapinos, Jordan R. Salley, Andrew Day
Journal Article
District-Level Universal Masking Policies and COVID-19 Incidence During the First 8 Weeks of School in Texas
We used quasi-experimental methods to analyze the impact of school mask mandates, which appear to have resulted in approximately 40 fewer student cases per week in the first eight weeks of school.
Sep 15, 2022
Amy E. Hughes, Richard J. Medford, Trish M. Perl, Mujeeb A. Basit, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article
Associations of a National Tax on Non-Essential High Calorie Foods with Changes in Consumer Prices
This study evaluates the price effect of Mexico's tax on high calorie non-essential foods and shows that prices of taxed foods increased soon after the tax and that higher price persisted for at least two years.
Sep 15, 2022
Tadeja Gracner, Kandice A. Kapinos, Paul Gertler
Journal Article
Survey of Hospital Chargemaster Transparency
We compared hospital chargemaster data within a local hospital market where patients would reasonably try to shop or compare services.
Sep 15, 2022
Simone Arvisais-Anhalt, Samuel McDonald, Jason Y. Park, Kandice A. Kapinos, Christoph U. Lehmann, Mujeeb A. Basit
Journal Article
Cost Effectiveness of Mailed Outreach Programs for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Analysis of a Pragmatic, Randomized Trial
Clinical guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening suggest use of either stool-based tests or colonoscopy. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis to compare 2 mailed outreach strategies to increase CRC screening.
Sep 15, 2022
Kandice A. Kapinos, Ethan A. Halm, Caitlin C. Murphy, Noel O. Santini, Adam C. Loewen, Clare Sugg Skinner, Amit G. Singal
Report
Strengthening Students' Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 1)
How do elementary schools and out-of-school-time programs partner to deliver social and emotional learning to children? This cross-cutting report summarizes six case studies and highlights shared themes.
Sep 15, 2022
Katie Tosh, Heather L. Schwartz, Catherine H. Augustine
Journal Article
Equity as a Guiding Principle for the Public Health Data System
This article examines what it means to use equity as a guiding principle throughout the components and functions of a modern public health data system.
Sep 14, 2022
Anita Chandra, Laurie T. Martin, Joie D. Acosta, Christopher Nelson, Douglas Yeung, Nabeel Qureshi, Tara Laila Blagg

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