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Essay
Civilians and Military Collaborate to Address Climate Change
The Hampton Roads area in Virginia is home to more than 1.7 million people, a major port, and more military installations than anywhere else in the United States. Its rising sea levels and floods brought together civilian and military officials on a project to mitigate damage and foster resiliency.
May 13, 2020
Report
The Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in Education, Workforce Development, and Catalyzing the Community: Reflections from 2014 Through 2019
RAND researchers trace the impact of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative investments on science, technology, engineering, and math education for grades K-12 and energy and advanced manufacturing workforce development from 2014 through 2019.
May 6, 2020
Tool
Helpers in Plain Sight: A Guide to Implementing Mental Health Task Sharing in Community-Based Organizations
The United States is facing a mental health crisis, but a large proportion of those who need treatment never get it. Task sharing -- training the staff of community-based organizations to provide some mental health support -- can be part of the solution.
May 4, 2020
Commentary
Feeding the Needy and Protecting Workers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Access to food could be critical to getting through the COVID-19 pandemic. Local leaders and policymakers may find themselves having to devote new resources to make sure all citizens have access to food and to protect those on the front lines.
Apr 30, 2020
Journal Article
Awareness, Risk Perception, and Protective Behaviors for Extreme Heat and Climate Change in New York City
This study demonstrates that non-Hispanic black individuals are more likely to lack access to air conditioning, and with the finding that people with low household incomes are more likely to lack access, may explain disparities in heat-related morbidity and mortality.
Apr 30, 2020
Journal Article
Association of State Opioid Duration Limits With Postoperative Opioid Prescribing
Early evidence suggests that opioid duration limits had a variable association with postoperative opioid prescribing and should only be part of a larger, multifaceted effort to reduce excessive postoperative opioid prescribing.
Apr 29, 2020
Report
A Team-Based Leadership Intervention in New York City Schools: An Evaluation of the Targeted Intensive School Support Program
This report describes findings from an evaluation of the implementation and effects of the Targeted Intensive School Support program. This program was implemented in New York City Department of Education schools by the NYC Leadership Academy.
Apr 24, 2020
Report
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
Report
The Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in Workforce Development and Catalyzing the Community: Reflections from 2014 Through 2018
This report is the third assessment of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's (API's) progress in meeting its goals and vision. The authors consider the API's strategic alignment, beneficiaries, effectiveness, community catalyst, and sustainability.
Apr 7, 2020
Journal Article
Does Large-Scale Neighborhood Reinvestment Work? Effects of Public–Private Real Estate Investment on Local Sales Prices, Rental Prices, and Crime Rates
We examine whether the substantial, combined public–private investments in Hill District, Pittsburgh, (a) increased that neighborhood's residential and commercial sales prices, (b) increased residential rental prices, and (c) reduced crime.
Mar 5, 2020
Blog
Community Schools, Brexit, Coronavirus: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the promise of community schools, the costs of uncertainty after Brexit, the coronavirus, and more.
Jan 31, 2020
Research Brief
The Promise of Community Schools
The New York City Community Schools Initiative is based on a holistic strategy of education reform. Academics, health and wellness, youth development, and family engagement are integrated into each school. This approach had positive effects on most of the examined student outcomes.
Jan 28, 2020
Report
Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools: An Assessment of the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative
This report presents the impact of the New York Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) through the 2017--2018 school year by assessing the effects along seven outcome domains based on student- and school-level characteristics.
Jan 28, 2020
Commentary
At the Nexus of the Health Care System and the Community
Asthma is a common and expensive childhood condition that erodes quality of life for kids and families. Researchers sought to identify patient-centered interventions to reduce avoidable asthma-related acute care use and improve outcomes. They found that the solutions lie at the nexus of the health care system and the community.
Dec 3, 2019
Blog
White Supremacist Terrorism, Wildfires, the Dark Web: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on violent white supremacy, power outages to prevent wildfires, how to catch criminals on the dark web, and more.
Nov 1, 2019
Commentary
One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy
In the year since a gunman killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the conversation about white supremacy has grown louder. But the United States still has a long way to go in dealing with this threat.
Oct 27, 2019
Journal Article
Creating a Water Risk Index to Improve Community Resilience
We demonstrate two methods to combine water hazard data with a derived water vulnerability index to characterize water risk. We then compare the costs of two potential government policies: buyout of the home versus funding for foundation elevation.
Oct 23, 2019
Report
Teacher Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning in Massachusetts
Teachers are largely responsible for implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) programs and policies. How do teachers in Massachusetts feel about the importance of SEL? And what are their opinions on approaches to and support for SEL instruction?
Oct 2, 2019
Commentary
Saving Farmworkers from Slavery-Like Conditions, Field by Field
Those at the bottom of the European agricultural supply chain are vulnerable to abuse. The same was true in the tomato fields of Florida until recently. The solution developed there may offer a roadmap for doing right by workers in Europe.
Sep 5, 2019
Report
The Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in K–12 Education and Catalyzing the Community: Reflections from 2014 Through 2017
RAND researchers assessed the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's (API's) investments in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and initiatives related to catalyzing the community from October 2014 to December 2017.
Aug 29, 2019

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