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Commentary
The Limits of Average Test Scores
State test scores provide one useful piece of information to parents, school and governmental officials, and other taxpayers... But while this type of reporting provides one way of judging school quality, other information is needed to understand how well schools are actually educating their students, writes Laura Hamilton.
May 11, 2007
News Release
RAND Receives $6 Million Grant to Evaluate Math Curriculum of Carnegie Learning
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the RAND Corporation a $6 million grant to conduct a five-year study of the effectiveness of a technology-based mathematics curriculum created by Carnegie Learning, Inc., of Pittsburgh.
Apr 5, 2007
Commentary
Think It Through on Tests
While testing can serve a valuable purpose, it can only do so if: the tests are designed to measure complex, important content; safeguards are developed to address harmful effects on students; and the tests are used as one part of a comprehensive strategy for producing more-qualified graduates, writes Laura Hamilton.
Mar 27, 2007
News Release
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Announces That the RAND Corporation Will Conduct an Assessment of How the New York ...
February 28, 2007 news release: Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly Announces That the RAND Corporation Will Conduct an Assessment of How the New York City Police Department Conducts Pedestrian Stops.
Feb 28, 2007
Report
Greater Collaboration and Centralization of Functions Needed to Support Arts
The arts sector in Philadelphia and other big cities would benefit greatly from a strong local agency to coordinate cultural activities and help make arts an integral part of each community.
Feb 26, 2007
Report
Mental Health Courts Have the Potential to Save Taxpayers Money
Special courts that sentence people with mental illness who are convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to treatment instead of jail have the potential to save taxpayers money.
Feb 22, 2007
News Release
Pitt Professor Named Director of the Center for Health and Safety in Workplace at the RAND Corporation
February 12, 2007 news release: Pitt Professor Named Director of the Center for Health and Safety in Workplace at the RAND Corporation
Feb 12, 2007
Commentary
Straight Talk About a Report on Achievement at City Schools
Published commentary by RAND staff: Straight Talk About a Report on Achievement at City Schools, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Feb 11, 2007
News Release
Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools
February 1, 2007 news release: Study Finds Academic Gains Not Superior Among Philadelphia Students Enrolled in Privately Run Public Schools
Feb 1, 2007
Report
Academic Gains Not Superior for Students at Privately Run Public Schools
Academic improvement among students attending Philadelphia public schools managed by private operators kept pace, but did not exceed, the achievement gains of students in the rest of the district in the past four years.
Jan 22, 2007
Journal Article
Improved Health Care Among Children with Special Health Care Needs After Enrollment Into the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Enrollment onto New York's SCHIP improved medical care for CSHCN.
Jan 15, 2007
News Release
RAND Corporation Will Assess NYPD Firearms Training and Tactics and Firearms Discharge Review Procedures, and Examine ...
January 4, 2007 News Release: RAND Corporation Will Assess NYPD Firearms Training and Tactics and Firearms Discharge Review Procedures, and Examine Reflexive or 'Contagious' Shooting Issues.
Jan 4, 2007
Journal Article
Impact of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Adolescents in New York
Adolescents face financial and nonfinancial barriers to health care.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Racial Differences in the Use of Epidural Analgesia for Labor
There is strong evidence that pain is undertreated in black and Hispanic patients.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Predictors of Timely Follow-Up Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults After Psychiatric Hospitalization
Patient sociodemographic, clinical, and service utilization characteristics predicted timely follow-up care.
Jan 1, 2007
Commentary
Preschool Pays Off
Published commentary by RAND staff: Preschool Pays Off, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Sep 20, 2006
News Release
RAND Study Breaks New Ground in Examining Pittsburgh Public Schools' Graduation Rates
July 12, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Breaks New Ground in Examining Pittsburgh Public Schools' Graduation Rates.
Jul 12, 2006
Commentary
RAND Finds Pittsburgh Grand
After six years of expansion in Pittsburgh, RAND celebrates the opening of new offices in the RAND Building on June 21, 2006. In a commentary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson and Barry Balmat highlight RAND's commitment to making the city and region better.
Jun 20, 2006
Report
Screening for Lead Poisoning in Children Needs Improvement
Lead poisoning remains a serious, preventable environmental health threat to young children. Analysis of data on blood lead levels in Allegheny County, PA indicated the need for more diligent state and local involvement to ensure that at-risk children are screened.
May 26, 2006
Journal Article
Hospital Competition, Managed Care and Mortality After Hospitalization for Medical Conditions: Evidence from Three States
Assesses the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in California, New York, and Wisconsin.
Jan 1, 2006

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