2021-03-05T19:51:05Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/educational-facilities.html Kata Mihaly; Tamara Dubowitz; Andrea Richardson; Gabriella C. Gonzalez https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2483.html 2018-05-23T00:01:00Z 2018-05-23T00:01:00Z

This report presents findings on the relationship between student and school staff health and well-being, school climate, and student education outcomes prior to Baltimore City Public Schools undertaking school building renovations.

Shelly Culbertson; Shanthi Nataraj; Jenna W. Kramer https://www.rand.org/blog/2020/09/schools-need-to-be-planning-for-the-next-9-months-not.html 2020-09-08T17:15:00Z 2020-09-08T17:15:00Z

Schools cannot simply wait out this pandemic, nor will short-term planning and ad-hoc infrastructure get them successfully through this academic year. If schools are to minimize educational losses, large-scale investments should be made now.

Edmund J. Burke https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68456.html 2021-01-22T09:15:00Z 2021-01-22T09:15:00Z

We identified 21 preschools that house Uyghur children in Qira County, Xinjiang using satellite imagery. These facilities are part of Beijing's efforts to assimilate Uyghurs by erasing their culture to a Communist Party ideal that has been compared to genocide.

Katherine Pfrommer; Edmund J. Burke https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68219.html 2020-07-14T09:00:00Z 2020-07-14T09:00:00Z

GEOINT analysis shows steady construction progress in both 2017 and 2019 of suspect facilities in southern Xinjiang.

Edmund J. Burke; Katherine Pfrommer https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68157.html 2020-05-01T09:00:00Z 2020-05-01T09:00:00Z

Twenty facilities that imagery analysis, press and professional journals suggest house Uighur children have been identified in this first study of geolocating China's detention infrastructure targeting Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups.

Andrea Prado Tuma https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68059.html 2020-01-24T09:45:00Z 2020-01-24T09:45:00Z

Based on my analysis, I extend theory on the role of neighborhood organizations in creating overlap and connection between the school and the community and extend work on organizational members' sense-making about the organizational field.

Kata Mihaly; Tamara Dubowitz; Andrea Richardson; Gabriella C. Gonzalez https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2483.html 2018-05-24T10:30:00Z 2018-05-24T10:30:00Z

Baltimore will renovate or replace more than two dozen public school buildings. How could these changes affect students, school staff, school conditions, and the surrounding community?

Charles A. Goldman; Rita T. Karam; Mark Stalczynski; Katheryn Giglio https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2486.html 2018-04-25T14:15:00Z 2018-04-25T14:15:00Z

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is facing considerable challenges, such as demographic shifts, limited state funding, and strong competition. Options are available to address the system's long-term sustainability and viability, but major changes would be needed.

Anisha I. Patel; Laura M. Bogart; David J. Klein; Burton O. Cowgill; Kimberly E. Uyeda; Jennifer Hawes-Dawson; Mark A. Schuster https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50526.html 2014-09-01T12:00:00Z 2014-09-01T12:00:00Z

Students have negative attitudes about school fountains. To increase overall water intake, it may be important to promote and improve drinking water sources not only at school but also at home and in other community environments.

Heather L. Schwartz; Lynn A. Karoly; Vi-Nhuan Le; Jennifer T. Leschitz; Claude Messan Setodji https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR606.html 2014-06-09T09:00:00Z 2014-06-09T09:00:00Z

As a first step in a larger study of Delaware Stars, a voluntary quality rating and improvement system for early learning and care programs, RAND research reviewed prior literature, examined existing data, and interviewed key stakeholders.

Georges Vernez; Shelly Culbertson; Louay Constant https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1140z1-1.html 2014-05-07T09:30:00Z 2014-05-07T09:30:00Z

Describes the strategic priorities and recommendations RAND arrived at by assessing the status of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's in-process reform of its K-12 education system.

Georges Vernez; Shelly Culbertson; Louay Constant https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1140z2-1.html 2014-04-23T09:00:00Z 2014-04-23T09:00:00Z

Describes the strategic priorities and recommendations RAND arrived at by assessing the status of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's in-process reform of its K-12 education system.

Georges Vernez; Shelly Culbertson; Louay Constant https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1140-1.html 2014-04-04T14:15:00Z 2014-04-04T14:15:00Z

There are many ways to strengthen ongoing education reform in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: build new schools, improve teacher training, expand opportunities for high-performing students, redesign the teacher evaluation system, reward high-performing schools, involve parents and the public in promoting education, and more.

Gary Cecchine; Richard E. Darilek; Margaret C. Harrell; Michael G. Mattock; Shelly Culbertson; David S. Ortiz; Nicholas C. Maynard; S. R. Bohandy; Edward Balkovich; Bruce R. Nardulli https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1125.html 2012-08-22T09:00:00Z 2012-08-22T09:00:00Z

An examination of what must be done to ensure sustainability of the Qatar National Research Fund, its achievements in its first five years, and recommendations for actions to respond to the new responsibilities mandated in Decree-Law (24) of 2008.

Shelly Culbertson; Michael G. Mattock; Bruce R. Nardulli; Abdulrazaq Al-Kuwari; Gary Cecchine; Margaret C. Harrell; John A. Friel; Richard E. Darilek https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR722.html 2012-08-21T14:15:00Z 2012-08-21T14:15:00Z

The design and implementation of the Qatar National Research Fund — the first research — funding organization of its kind in the Middle East—and descriptions of its first two programs, along with some early results and lessons learned.

John Engberg; Brian Gill; Gema Zamarro; Ron Zimmer https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120009.html 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z 2012-03-01T12:00:00Z

This study examines an anonymous urban district that, faced with declining enrollment, chose to make student achievement a major criterion in determining which schools would be closed. The district targeted low-performing schools in its closure plan, and sought to move their students to higher-performing schools.

RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/19.html 2007-04-19T08:00:00Z 2007-04-19T08:00:00Z

April 19, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds School Playgrounds and Athletic Facilities Are an Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

Lucrecia Santibanez; Peter A. Morrison; Stephen J. Carroll https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070036.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many community colleges, expanding enrollment demands coincide with shrinking resources, confronting policymakers with multiple competing constituencies of discouraged college-goers.

Ruth Levitt; Michael Hallsworth; Lila Rabinovich; Cameron Munro https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060022.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Council is the lead strategic agency for museums, libraries and archives in England.

Cassandra M. Guarino https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9112.html 2005-11-25T10:58:00Z 2005-11-25T10:58:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740 (MG-323-EDU).