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Education reform comprises any planned changes in the way a school or school system functions, from teaching methodologies to administrative processes. RAND evaluates school reform models and conducts case-study analyses of individual schools and school systems to identify areas of improvement and highlight best practices and effective reform efforts.

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Building an Evidence Base for High School Improvement Will Require Concerted Effort Among Policymakers, School Systems, Researchers, and Funders

May 12, 2021

The ultimate goal of every education intervention is to help enable students to achieve their fullest potential. Relatively few interventions suited for high schools are supported by evidence of positive effects. Research that is able to provide sound evidence about effectiveness is more important than ever.
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Building Ohio's Workforce Through Stackable Credentials

Jun 9, 2021

Ohio has been a leader in scaling stackable credential programs since passing initial legislation on stackable credentials nearly 15 years ago. Over this time, Ohio saw strong growth in short-term credential programs. And most individuals who stacked credentials earned a degree.

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Planning Educational Change for the Primary Schools of Colombia: A Briefing

An examination of ways in which Colombian and U.S. Agency for International Development educational planners can improve resource allocation to increase the quantity and quality of education in Colombia.

Dec 31, 1967
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Catherine H. Augustine

Director, Pittsburgh Office; Senior Policy Researcher; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. and M.A. in education and organizational behavior, University of Michigan; B.A. in political philosophy, Michigan State University
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Susan Bush-Mecenas

Associate Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in urban education policy, University of Southern California; MA in policy, organization, & leadership studies, Stanford University; BM in music education w/ teaching credential, University of Southern California
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Louay Constant

Adjunct Policy Researcher; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in public policy and administration, University of Kentucky; M.S. in agricultural economics, University of Kentucky; B.A. in economics, University of Notre Dame
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Rebecca Herman

Senior Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in sociology, Johns Hopkins University; M.A. in sociology, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in English, Johns Hopkins University
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Alice Huguet

Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in education policy, University of Southern California; M.A. in elementary education, Loyola Marymount University; B.S. in political science, University of Oregon
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Rita T. Karam

Senior Policy Researcher; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in education, University of California, Riverside; M.A. in sociology, California State University, Fullerton; B.A. in sociology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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Julia H. Kaufman

Senior Policy Researcher; Co-Director, RAND American Educator Panels; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education B.A. in English Literature, University of Pittsburgh; M.A. in teaching, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. in international education, New York University; Postdoctoral Fellowship in learning policy, University of Pittsburgh; Postdoctoral Fellowship in methodology and interdisciplinary research, Carnegie Mellon University and RAND Corporation
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Louis T. Mariano

Senior Statistician
Education Ph.D. in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. in statistics, Carnegie Mellon University; B.S. in mathematics and statistics, American University
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Susan L. Marquis

Principal Researcher
Education Ph.D. in public and international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
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Jennifer Sloan McCombs

Adjunct Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in public policy, The George Washington University; B.A. in East Asian studies, College of William and Mary
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Tim McDonald

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.P.P. in business and government, Harvard Kennedy School; B.A. in political science, Hamline University
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Andrea Prado Tuma

Behavioral/Social Scientist
Education Ph.D. in human development and social policy, Northwestern University; M.A. in human development and social policy, Northwestern University; B.A. in psychology, Vassar College
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Michael J. Gaines

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.Phil. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S.S.I. in strategic intelligence, National Intelligence University; M.S.M. in logistics management, Florida Institute of Technology; B.A. in history, University of Memphis
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Charles A. Goldman

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in economic analysis and policy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; S.B. in computer science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Todd A. Richmond

Director, Pardee RAND Tech + Narrative Lab; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Adjunct Research Staff
Education Ph.D. in chemistry, Caltech; B.A. in chemistry, University of San Diego
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Jonathan Schweig

Behavioral/Social Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in education, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. in statistics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in curriculum and teacher education, Stanford University
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Brian M. Stecher

Adjunct Social Scientist
Education Ph.D. in education, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in mathematics, University of Oregon; B.A. in mathematics, Pomona College
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Elizabeth D. Steiner

Policy Researcher; Affiliate Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.S.P.P.M. in public policy administration and analysis, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in psychology, Vassar College
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Lindsay Daugherty

Senior Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in applied economics, University of Michigan; B.A. in economics, University of California, Berkeley

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Education Reform

Topic Synonyms:
Educational Change

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