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Postsecondary Education

From community college courses to doctoral programs, postsecondary education encompasses all forms of schooling after completion of high school or its equivalent. RAND's research on postsecondary education programs and institutions throughout the world has been influential; research in Qatar, for instance, led to reform of the National University and a realignment of postsecondary education to societal needs.

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California Mental Health Prevention Effort Is Showing Positive Early Results

An effort to improve mental health prevention and early intervention in California is showing positive early results for programs targeted at reducing stigma and discrimination, educating the public about suicide prevention, and improving the mental health of students.

Feb 3, 2015
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Mental Health Trainings in California's Higher Education System Are Associated with Increased Confidence and Likelihood to Intervene with and Refer Students

Reports on an evaluation of California mental health trainings offered to staff and students in California's higher education system.

Feb 2, 2015
Blog

State of the Union 2015: Clarion Calls on Terrorism, Cyber, Education, and More

The agenda President Barack Obama outlined in his State of the Union address can perhaps best be characterized as broad, mirroring the range of diverse and emerging issues facing the U.S. in 2015.

Jan 21, 2015
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Advancing the Careers of Military Spouses

Military spouses face challenges related to military life that can make it difficult for them to maintain and develop careers. The My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) scholarship is one program designed to help them, but only one in five eligible spouses reported using it.

Jan 21, 2015
Commentary

America's College Promise: Meeting the Higher Education Challenge

President Obama's proposal to cover the costs of two years of community college offers hope to many American students, but two key challenges should be addressed: meeting the needs of underprepared students and devising a system to smooth the transfer of credits from one institution to another.

Jan 19, 2015
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California College and University Collaborations: Facilitators, Challenges, and Impact on Student Mental Health

Reports on an evaluation of student mental health collaboration activities among California higher education systems, community agencies, and county mental health.

Jan 19, 2015
Commentary

Cost of College in the United States

For middle- to lower-income families in the U.S., in particular, the costs associated with attending a four-year university are becoming nearly impossible to bear. More and more students are ending up with significant debt after graduating from college, putting financial pressure on them at the outset of their professional careers.

Jan 16, 2015
Commentary

College Ratings and Affordable Education

There are reasons to believe American students from the middle- and lower-income tiers aren't making affordable college choices. Can a new ratings system help them make better, more affordable decisions?

Dec 24, 2014
Commentary

Measuring Impact: How Australia and the UK Are Tackling Research Assessment

The UK is the first country to attempt to allocate funding based on the wider societal impact of research, and in 2012, a subset of higher education institutions in Australia ran a small-scale pilot exercise to assess impact and understand the potential challenges of the process. What can be learned by comparing the UK and Australian approaches?

Dec 8, 2014
Journal Article

What to Make of Percent Plans, Automatic Admissions, and College Outcomes

Attending a selective college is seen as a way for students to gain access to opportunities that are otherwise difficult to obtain. The Texas Top Ten Percent Plan is intended to increase this access, especially for students in underserved populations, but research shows that gaps still exist in selective college attendance and completion by race and socioeconomic status.

Dec 8, 2014
Research Brief

New Haven Promise: An Early Look at College Preparation, Access, and Enrollment of New Haven Public School Students (2010–2013)

This brief highlights findings of a study of early progress of New Haven Promise, a place-based scholarship program focusing on college preparation, access, and enrollment.

Nov 21, 2014
Research Brief

What Does it Take to Transform An Urban School System?

Meeting proficiency standards, reducing the dropout rate, and preparing students to attend and succeed in college are common goals among school districts. The School Change Initiative and New Haven Promise Scholarship Program have generated promising outcomes for the New Haven Public School District, but opportunities to improve remain.

Nov 21, 2014
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Transforming an Urban School System: Progress of New Haven School Change and New Haven Promise Education Reforms (2010–2013)

This report documents a study of baseline conditions and early progress of two educational efforts in Connecticut: New Haven School Change, a sweeping districtwide K-12 educational reform, and New Haven Promise, a scholarship program.

Nov 20, 2014
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Transforming an Urban School System: Progress of New Haven School Change and New Haven Promise Education Reforms (2010–2013) — Technical Appendixes

This volume contains supporting appendixes for a study of baseline conditions and early progress of two educational efforts in Connecticut: New Haven School Change, a districtwide K-12 educational reform, and New Haven Promise, a scholarship program.

Nov 20, 2014
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Gender inequalities in the school-to-work transition in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 4

The school-to-work transition has been made difficult by high unemployment for men and women. However, research has also demonstrated that even with considerable gains in education, women continue to have unequal labour market outcomes.

Oct 29, 2014
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Assessing the Potential to Expand Community College Baccalaureate Programs in Texas

Considers potential benefits and drawbacks of expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs in Texas, including current unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and several applied sciences occupations.

Aug 28, 2014
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Assessing the Potential to Expand Community College Baccalaureate Programs in Texas: Executive Summary

Summarizes a report on the potential benefits and drawbacks of expanding community college baccalaureate degree programs in Texas, including current unmet workforce-development needs in nursing and several applied sciences occupations.

Aug 28, 2014
Journal Article

Measuring Value-Added in Higher Education: Possibilities and Limitations in the Use of Administrative Data

This paper develops a general methodology for measuring the value added of institutions of higher education using commonly available administrative data.

Aug 25, 2014
Blog

Pardee RAND Promotes Diversity in Public Policy Through Summer Faculty Workshop

The Pardee RAND summer faculty workshop aims to help scholars who teach at historically black colleges and universities strengthen their approach to research and bring new analytic thinking, tools, and practices back to their students, inspiring them to pursue graduate education and careers in public policy.

Aug 20, 2014
Commentary

Mending the Marriage Between Colleges and the Military

Without a concerted effort to change military executive education, military services will continue a misguided effort to buy academic credibility, and some elite universities will continue selling their names. Most importantly, the United States will miss an opportunity to hone the critical thinking of its next generation of military leaders.

Aug 18, 2014

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