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Commentary

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

The Chicago Police Department's predictive policing program didn't work. To achieve even a 5 percent drop in the city's homicide rate, enormous leaps in both prediction and intervention effectiveness are necessary.

Oct 11, 2016
Journal Article

Enrollment of Specialty Mental Health Clinics in a State Medicaid Program to Promote General Medical Services

A policy to promote mental health-based general medical care--specifically health monitoring and health physicals--was embraced by specialty mental health clinics in New York State.

Sep 22, 2016
Commentary

CPD's 'Heat List' and the Dilemma of Predictive Policing

Predictive policing — the use of computer models to identify areas or people at greater risk of being involved in a serious crime — is yielding results for police. How authorities plan to respond to the data is key.

Sep 21, 2016
Blog

Pittsburgh's Annual Day of Giving

All funds that RAND raises on September 21 through Pittsburgh's Day of Giving will be devoted to RAND's work taking place in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Sep 21, 2016
Journal Article

A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Restorative Practices: An Illustration to Spur High-Quality Research and Evaluation

A Maine-based trial of a Restorative Practices Intervention will assess whether a positive youth development program improves developmental outcomes and stems problem behaviors in middle schoolers, and whether the effects persist in high school.

Sep 15, 2016
Research Brief

Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in Michigan: Effects on Health Care Delivery

Changing scope of practice regulations in Michigan to allow nurse practitioners to autonomously diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications could increase access to care, improve favorable utilization of care, and improve patient-centeredness.

Sep 15, 2016
Report

The Impact of Establishing a Full Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners in Michigan

RAND researchers examine the existing literature on the relationship between state scope-of-practice regulations for nurse practitioners and various health care delivery outcomes, then estimate the impact if Michigan expanded that scope of practice.

Sep 15, 2016
Commentary

September 11: The Day That Changed My Country (and My Career Path) Forever

New York City native Colin Clarke discusses how terrorism has evolved since the September 11 attacks and how the tragedy motivated him to become a terrorism expert.

Sep 11, 2016
Report

Options for Investing in Access to High-Quality Preschool in Cincinnati

Like many other major American cities, Cincinnati is seeking to expand access to and raise the quality of preschool programs, especially for its most vulnerable kids. What are the city's options?

Aug 16, 2016
Commentary

Pittsburgh Schools Are Making Progress

Pittsburgh Public Schools can reach new levels of excellence if its leadership boldly and wisely chooses initiatives that will serve all children and if it uses data to decide which initiatives should continue.

Jul 11, 2016
Report

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Boston and Massachusetts

Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this report describes a case study on Boston and Massachusetts.

Jul 8, 2016
Report

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this brief reports on a case study on Illinois.

Jul 8, 2016
Report

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

This report summarizes seven case studies to highlight innovative models and best practices that leverage local health department efforts in outreach and health insurance enrollment activities tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jul 8, 2016
Commentary

The Hidden Costs of Pension Plan Reform

While there are many policy options that may decrease pension liabilities for Chicago and cities and states in similar situations, some options being considered may also have serious consequences for the public sector workforce, now and in the future.

May 18, 2016
Commentary

Helping Pittsburgh Stay on the Cutting Edge of Education Innovation

Local organizations, educators, and leaders are creating remarkable learning experiences for Pittsburgh's young people, and other cities around the country are striving to replicate their innovations.

May 8, 2016
Research Brief

How Different Pension Policies Can Impact Teacher Retention

A dynamic retention model can help policymakers concerned with mounting pension costs estimate and analyze the relationship between different retirement benefit policies and retention over the career of Chicago public school teachers.

May 2, 2016
Report

Retirement Benefits and Teacher Retention

There is little capacity to predict how recent pension reforms and changes to teacher compensation will affect teacher turnover and teacher experience mix—and in turn—potentially impact the cost and efficacy of the public education system. Research using a structural modeling approach may begin to fill that gap.

May 2, 2016
Blog

In Pittsburgh, a Day of Giving

All funds that RAND raises on May 3 through Pittsburgh's Day of Giving will be devoted to RAND's work taking place in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Apr 27, 2016
News Release

Examining Wages, Employment and STEM Education at County Level for the Appalachia Partnership Initiative

The first-ever county-level examination of wages and employment for workers with STEM training sets a baseline that will help measure the ongoing success of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's efforts to support long-term economic growth in the region by preparing K-12 students and local workers for jobs in the energy and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Mar 16, 2016
News Release

High-Quality, Full-Scale Preschool Programs Boost School Readiness and Produce Sustained Benefits

The investment in high-quality preschool programs may be paid back through improved outcomes during the school-age years and beyond. In addition to school readiness, they produce long-term benefits like lower rates of special education use, reduced grade repetition, and higher high school graduation rates.

Mar 11, 2016

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