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Naval Surface Fire Support: An Assessment of Requirements

The authors developed recommendations to improve existing formal requirements and technological solutions regarding naval surface fire support, a way for the U.S. Navy to provide the equivalent of artillery support for forces operating ashore.

Apr 16, 2020

Bradley Martin, Brittany Clayton, Jonathan Welch, Sebastian Joon Bae, Yerin Kim, Inez Khan, Nathaniel Edenfield
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A Mechanism to Reduce Medical Supply Shortfalls During Pandemics

In this Perspective, the authors explore a mechanism to help the federal government or other responsible entities increase the flow of medical supplies to where they are most needed at any given point in time by discouraging resource-hoarding.

Apr 16, 2020

Elizabeth Hastings Roer, Isla Globus-Harris
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Building Agile Combat Support Competencies to Enable Evolving Adaptive Basing Concepts

RAND researchers review the motivations for adaptive basing, describe a footprint model used for estimating its implications for Agile Combat Support (ACS), and discuss recommendations for the ACS community and the U.S. Air Force at large.

Apr 16, 2020

Patrick Mills, James A. Leftwich, John G. Drew, Daniel P. Felten, Josh Girardini, John P. Godges, Michael J. Lostumbo, Anu Narayanan, Kristin Van Abel, Jonathan William Welburn, Anna Jean Wirth
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The Utility of Military Force and Public Understanding in Today's Britain

This study challenges the traditional relationships between the UK's military, government and people. It examines the relevance of the construct for the 21st Century and what this evolving relationship means for the nature of the utility of force.

Apr 16, 2020

Hew Strachan, Ruth Harris
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Where Do Educators Turn to Address Instructional and Behavior Challenges?

This American Educator Panels Data Note examines the sources of information and other considerations that inform teachers' and principals' decisions about academic and nonacademic strategies.

Apr 15, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, Gerald P. Hunter
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Measuring Power, Power Cycles, and the Risk of Great-Power War in the 21st Century

How should we measure national power? Which states are gaining or losing it? The authors illustrate a quantitative, scenario-based approach for policymakers, assess the impact of shocks, and identify periods when shifts could portend conflict.

Apr 15, 2020

Jacob L. Heim, Benjamin M. Miller
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Are U.S. Teachers Using High-Quality Instructional Materials?

This American Educator Panels Data Note examines teachers' use of high-quality curricula materials for mathematics and English-language arts.

Apr 15, 2020

Julia H. Kaufman, Katie Tosh, Teryn Mattox
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Learning from Peers on a Large Scale: Teachers in High-Poverty Schools Find Value in Results of National Educator Surveys

This American Educator Panels Data Note describes the degree to which teachers believe national survey data would be useful for thinking about how to improve their practices and the extent to which perceptions vary by school characteristics.

Apr 15, 2020

Elizabeth D. Steiner, William R. Johnston
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India's Historic Effort to Expand Health Insurance to Individuals Living Below the Poverty Line

Will Modicare provide financial protection and improve health? Evidence from other health insurance reforms, including a regional predecessor to Modicare in India, provide some important clues.

Apr 15, 2020

Neeraj Sood, Zachary Wagner
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"Nothing Is More Opaque Than Absolute Transparency": The Use of Prior History to Guide Sentencing

This article reviews prior literature, evaluating an algorithm used to determine prison sentencing for criminals with prior history.

Apr 15, 2020

Shawn David Bushway
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An Enduring American Commitment in Iraq: Shaping a Long-Term Strategy with Iraqi Army Partners

The author of this Perspective argues that the United States should make a full and enduring commitment to Iraq by providing robust, long-term assistance to the Iraqi Army.

Apr 14, 2020

Ben Connable
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Getting Support for Summer Learning: How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs

The authors consider how policy environments affect school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs. This report, the sixth in a series, is intended to help program leaders navigate local, state, and federal policy contexts.

Apr 13, 2020

Catherine H. Augustine, Lindsey E. Thompson
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U.S.–Japan Alliance Conference: Regional Perspectives on the Quadrilateral Dialogue and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

These proceedings capture assessments by regional experts presented at a March 2019 conference on the topic of the "free and open Indo-Pacific" and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue as seen by India, Australia, and Indonesia.

Apr 13, 2020

Scott W. Harold, Tanvi Madan, Natalie Sambhi
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Students with Unique Learning Profiles: Do Teachers Have Adequate Support?

This American Educator Panels Data Note provides insights into teachers' perceptions of the supports available for helping students with unique learning profiles and whether teachers' access to these supports varies based on school characteristics.

Apr 10, 2020

Tiffany Berglund, William R. Johnston
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Educator Access to and Use of Data Systems

This American Educator Panels Data Note details teachers' access to and use of data systems.

Apr 10, 2020

Tiffany Berglund, Katie Tosh
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Understanding the Housing Conditions Experienced by Children in the EU

Providing quality and affordable housing is an important way to tackle child poverty and minimise the risk of homelessness among children. This policy memo looks at child housing across EU Member States, examining the health risks of inadequate homes and the consequences this can have.

Apr 10, 2020

Andreas Culora, Barbara Janta
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Education, Employment, and Wages in the Appalachia Region: Final Report (2020)

The authors of this report examine indicators of the health of education and labor markets in the Appalachia Partnership Initiative region, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and on the extraction industry.

Apr 9, 2020

Matthew D. Baird, Gerald P. Hunter, Nathaniel Edenfield, Nicholas Broten, Gabriella C. Gonzalez
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Perceptions of School Leadership: Implications for Principal Effectiveness

This American Educator Panels Data Note examines both teachers' and principals' perceptions of principals' leadership practices.

Apr 9, 2020

Katie Tosh, Christopher Joseph Doss
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Time for Change? Educators' Perceptions of Discipline Reform in Their Schools

This American Educator Panels Data Note provides insight into teachers' and principals' perceptions of the need for discipline reform in their schools.

Apr 9, 2020

Rachel Perera, Courtney Armstrong
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Securing Communications in the Quantum Computing Age: Managing the Risks to Encryption

What risks are posed by the development of quantum computers able to crack digital encryption, and how quickly will postquantum cryptography (PQC) that can withstand quantum attacks be standardized and adopted to protect communications security?

Apr 9, 2020

Michael J. D. Vermeer, Evan D. Peet

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