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Commentary

Sep 11, 2026

Who Benefits from Education Savings Accounts? Q&A with Susha Roy

Tens of thousands of American families use state-funded education savings accounts for their children's education. How exactly do these accounts work? Who benefits from them? And how do they affect education funding more broadly?
Expert Insights

Dec 3, 2025

Student Veterans and the 90/10 Rule: Veterans’ Issues in Focus

In this work, the author provides an overview of for-profit educational institutions in the United States, discusses the 90/10 Rule and its evolution over three decades, and explains why it matters for student veterans.
Research

Nov 13, 2025

Case Study of Arizona’s K–12 Education Savings Account Program: What State Policymakers Can Learn

The authors examine the growth and use of Arizona’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program and offer key recommendations for states implementing or expanding ESAs, which help parents who opt out of public schools fund their children’s education.
Research

Nov 12, 2025

Is It Possible to Determine the Effects of the Microschool Sector on Students? A Cautionary Tale About Evaluating Microschool Impacts on Student Outcomes

In this report, the authors use data to illustrate the various difficulties that evaluators are likely to encounter when using traditional research methods in microschool impact studies.
Research

Dec 19, 2024

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

In this report, authors outline the data available to study the academic performance of students who use K–12 Education Savings Accounts—publicly funded accounts typically established for parents who opt not to enroll their children in public schools.
Research

Jul 25, 2023

Assessment of Exposure to High-Performing Schools and Risk of Adolescent Substance Use: A Natural Experiment

We analyzed a natural experiment of 1270 students who applied to charter school lotteries in low-income communities in Los Angeles. Results provide evidence that school environments can improve risky behaviors for low-income minority adolescents.
Research

Jul 20, 2023

Teachers and Coaches in Adolescent Social Networks Are Associated With Healthier Self-Concept and Decreased Substance Use

We surveyed 1270 students who applied to high-performing public charter schools in low-income minority communities in Los Angeles. Evidence suggests that school environments can improve risky behaviors for low-income minority adolescents.
Data Viz

Feb 16, 2023

American School District Panel Interactive Survey Results Tool: Fall 2022 Survey Results

This tool allows users to compare superintendents' responses to the fall 2022 American School District Panel survey. Charts display results for all respondents and by locale, student race and ethnicity, and district poverty level.
Research

Jul 6, 2022

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

The authors evaluated the Leading Educators Chicago Collaborative, a teacher professional development program aligned to Common Core State Standards, examining the program's implementation and its impact on student achievement.
Research

Feb 15, 2022

Flux in the Educator Labor Market: Acute Staff Shortages and Projected Superintendent Departures: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

To obtain a national picture of the staffing challenges that districts are facing in the 2021-2022 school year, RAND researchers surveyed 359 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel from October to December 2021.
Research

Feb 8, 2022

District Leaders' Concerns About Mental Health and Political Polarization in Schools: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

RAND researchers surveyed 359 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel to learn about the extent of challenges to schooling in 2021-2022, including student and teacher mental health and political polarization.
Research

Sep 29, 2021

Expanding Charter School Capacity: The Case of Propel Montour

Researchers examine the expansion of Propel Schools, a small, regional charter school network in southwestern Pennsylvania, to describe the academic and behavioral experiences of continuing and expansion students from fall 2017 to spring 2020.

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Who Benefits from Education Savings Accounts? Q&A with Susha Roy

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Who Benefits from Education Savings Accounts? Q&A with Susha Roy

Student Veterans and the 90/10 Rule: Veterans’ Issues in Focus

Case Study of Arizona’s K–12 Education Savings Account Program: What State Policymakers Can Learn

Is It Possible to Determine the Effects of the Microschool Sector on Students? A Cautionary Tale About Evaluating Microschool Impacts on Student Outcomes

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

Assessment of Exposure to High-Performing Schools and Risk of Adolescent Substance Use: A Natural Experiment

Teachers and Coaches in Adolescent Social Networks Are Associated With Healthier Self-Concept and Decreased Substance Use

American School District Panel Interactive Survey Results Tool: Fall 2022 Survey Results

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

Flux in the Educator Labor Market: Acute Staff Shortages and Projected Superintendent Departures: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

District Leaders' Concerns About Mental Health and Political Polarization in Schools: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

Expanding Charter School Capacity: The Case of Propel Montour

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Who Benefits from Education Savings Accounts? Q&A with Susha Roy

The Challenges of Measuring How Microschools Affect Student Outcomes

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Who Benefits from Education Savings Accounts? Q&A with Susha Roy

Student Veterans and the 90/10 Rule: Veterans’ Issues in Focus

Case Study of Arizona’s K–12 Education Savings Account Program: What State Policymakers Can Learn

Is It Possible to Determine the Effects of the Microschool Sector on Students? A Cautionary Tale About Evaluating Microschool Impacts on Student Outcomes

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

Assessment of Exposure to High-Performing Schools and Risk of Adolescent Substance Use: A Natural Experiment

Teachers and Coaches in Adolescent Social Networks Are Associated With Healthier Self-Concept and Decreased Substance Use

American School District Panel Interactive Survey Results Tool: Fall 2022 Survey Results

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

Flux in the Educator Labor Market: Acute Staff Shortages and Projected Superintendent Departures: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

District Leaders' Concerns About Mental Health and Political Polarization in Schools: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

Expanding Charter School Capacity: The Case of Propel Montour

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