2021-02-11T23:10:05Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/school-finance.html Drew M. Anderson; Melanie A. Zaber https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA101-1.html 2021-02-04T09:00:00Z 2021-02-04T09:00:00Z

New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant—the nation's most generous state-funded grant program per state resident college student—increased the rate of on-time bachelor's degree completion at public universities for low-income students who received it.

Drew M. Anderson; Melanie A. Zaber https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA101-1.html 2021-02-04T09:00:00Z 2021-02-04T09:00:00Z

RAND researchers studied more than 450,000 recipients of New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant to explore whether larger amounts of grant aid led to higher graduation rates for students at varying income levels and types of institutions.

Sy Doan; Heather L. Schwartz; Daniella Henry; Lynn A. Karoly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA230-1.html 2021-01-21T08:00:00Z 2021-01-21T08:00:00Z

The authors examine the 2019-2020 implementation of two newly expanded Delaware weighted education funding programs, the Opportunity Fund and Student Success Block Grant, and emerging best practices, as reported by local education agency leaders.

Drew M. Anderson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10113-1.html 2020-08-31T10:00:00Z 2020-08-31T10:00:00Z

The author of this brief analyzes the policy design, implementation, and outcomes of the Wisconsin Grant program.

Drew M. Anderson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3057-1.html 2020-08-31T09:00:00Z 2020-08-31T09:00:00Z

RAND researchers analyzed the policy design, implementation, and outcomes of the Wisconsin Grant. This grant and other state programs face similar challenges using need-based grant aid to promote college attainment for low-income residents.

Catherine H. Augustine; Lindsey E. Thompson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10108.html 2020-05-12T14:15:00Z 2020-05-12T14:15:00Z

This research brief summarizes how policy environment affects school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs.

Catherine H. Augustine; Lindsey E. Thompson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2347.html 2020-04-13T08:45:00Z 2020-04-13T08:45:00Z

The authors consider how policy environments affect school districts' attempts to scale and sustain quality summer programs. This report, the sixth in a series, is intended to help program leaders navigate local, state, and federal policy contexts.

Drew M. Anderson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10069.html 2020-03-30T09:00:00Z 2020-03-30T09:00:00Z

In Wisconsin, a state-funded grant helped the lowest-income college students meet living expenses and supported degree completion. A grant of $1,100 made graduation 9 percent more likely for students enrolled at technical colleges.

Charles A. Goldman https://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT491.html 2018-04-25T17:35:00Z 2018-04-25T17:35:00Z

Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education faces significant challenges to its long-term sustainability, including population shifts and limited state funding. There are options to address these issues and avoid closures, but major structural changes will be needed.

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.

Lynn A. Karoly; Anamarie A. Whitaker; Courtney Ann Kase; Robert C. McDaniel; Eric W. Rademacher https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9943.html 2016-12-12T12:42:00Z 2016-12-12T12:42:00Z

Cincinnati is seeking to expand preschool programs to more children. A number of approaches would likely provide returns on investment, but it is important to ensure programs are high-quality.

Courtney Ann Kase; M. Rebecca Kilburn https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1323.html 2016-08-30T10:15:00Z 2016-08-30T10:15:00Z

This report analyzes the costs to implement the Children's Aid Society's Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program in-school model for one year for 880 students at one school district in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2016/03/11.html 2016-03-11T06:00:00Z 2016-03-11T06:00:00Z

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.

Lynn A. Karoly; Anamarie A. Whitaker https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1461.html 2016-03-11T06:00:00Z 2016-03-11T06:00:00Z

This report compiles the most-reliable research evidence on the short- and long-run effects of high-quality preschool programs for participating children and the associated costs, benefits, and economic returns.

Robert Bozick; Angela Estacion https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50863.html 2015-11-19T08:37:00Z 2015-11-19T08:37:00Z

The financial weight of monthly student loan repayments reduces the likelihood of marriage in the four years immediately after graduation, but only for women.

Harvey A. Averch; Stephen J. Carroll; Theodore S. Donaldson; Herbert J. Kiesling; John A. Pincus https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R0956.html 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Analyzes and summarizes educational research for the President's Commission on School Finance under the input-output, process, organizational, evaluation, and experiential approaches.