RAND Research Topic: Education Legislation

How the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning

2017-12-05T00:01:00Z

This brief examines the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and evaluations of social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions to understand how states can use ESSA to support SEL and what SEL interventions meet ESSA evidence requirements.

School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review

2017-12-14T13:15:00Z

This updated report presents a synthesis of the evidence base on school leadership interventions and describes the opportunities for supporting such interventions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Supporting Summer Programs

2020-05-12T14:15:00Z

This research brief summarizes how policy environment affects school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs.

Getting Support for Summer Learning

2020-04-13T08:45:00Z

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.

Walking a Fine Line

2019-12-12T11:30:00Z

As state survey systems mature, states will be able to improve how they use surveys and explore other nonacademic indicators of school performance, recognizing the breadth of ways that schools help students succeed.

Research for CULT Committee - Education and Youth in the European Union

2019-10-24T09:00:00Z

Researchers examined challenges and prospects in relation to education and youth policies in the EU, providing a set of scenarios outlining important developments for the education and youth sectors and the importance of the changes they might bring.

Educators Turn to Colleagues for Help with Struggling Students

2019-08-15T05:00:00Z

When students have academic or behavioral challenges, educators often consult with another teacher, support staff, principal, or district leader to weigh strategies. When selecting interventions, they consider relevance to local context, rigor of evidence, and feasibility.

Investing in Successful Summer Programs

2019-06-05T09:30:00Z

This report, which provides a systematic review of the evidence supporting summer programs and descriptions of evidence-based programs, is intended to provide guidance regarding the effectiveness of summer interventions.

Cost Analysis of the South Carolina Child Early Reading and Development Education Program

2019-03-04T09:00:00Z

This report estimates the per-pupil cost for public and private providers to deliver the South Carolina Early Reading Development and Education Program (CERDEP) for 2017-2018 and compares the cost to the reimbursement rate provided by the state.

Investing in Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning

2018-12-10T16:08:00Z

It can be challenging for educators to incorporate data into a narrative that informs decisions about what social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions to adopt. An evidence review companion guide can provide support for educators assessing local SEL needs.

RAND School Leadership Intervention Evaluation Toolkit

2018-02-07T09:00:00Z

This toolkit is a companion to School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: An Evidence Review. The authors provide guidance and tools for designing and conducting evaluations of school leadership interventions.

Logic Models for Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Evidence-Based Leadership Interventions

2017-12-14T13:30:00Z

This guide describes six types of school leadership interventions, summarizes common components of evidence-based interventions, and unpacks the relationships between the intervention activities and student outcomes.

How the ESSA Can Support Social and Emotional Learning

2017-12-05T03:15:00Z

An evaluation of social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions can help states determine how they can use ESSA funding to support SEL programs and which ones meet ESSA evidence requirements.

Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the ESSA

2017-12-05T03:01:00Z

A review of social and emotional learning interventions for K–12 students can help education policymakers identify those that satisfy ESSA evidence requirements and meet their local needs.

Considering Education Policy in the 115th Congress

2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

What are the biggest education issues facing the 115th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics, including early childhood care and learning and K-12 issues, career and technical education, higher education, and workforce development.

Improving School Leadership Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

2016-12-13T14:48:00Z

The Every Student Succeeds Act gives states and districts new opportunities to invest in school leadership. Looking at the evidence base on school leadership interventions can help inform policymakers' decisions.

Options for Educating Students Attending Department of Defense Schools in the United States

2016-09-13T09:00:00Z

The Department of Defense Education Activity operates or contracts with local agencies to operate schools on 15 contiguous U.S. installations. This report evaluates the options for educating military-connected children on these installations.

Fifty Ways to Leave a Child Behind

2015-11-24T11:30:00Z

Using a data set we constructed, this paper is the first national study examining which schools failed during the early years of NCLB and which performance targets they failed to meet.

District-Union Collaboration on Teacher Evaluation Reforms

2015-10-09T08:45:00Z

Presents three case studies of school districts in California that are working to reform their teacher evaluation policies.

Education Policy: Challenges in Implementing New Standards and Assessments

2015-10-08T17:15:00Z

A panel of educators and policy experts discusses Pennsylvania's approach to standards and assessment, what challenges remain, and what the future holds.