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Five Questions President Obama Should Ask in His Visit to New Orleans

The federal government has spent about $140 billion responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the Gulf Coast now needs more money for hurricane and flood protection and for coastal restoration. But we still haven't properly evaluated whether our money was spent wisely, writes Melissa Flournoy.

Oct 14, 2009
Journal Article

Strengthening Prevention Performance Using Technology: A Formative Evaluation of Interactive Getting to Outcomes®

This article reports on a formative evaluation of efforts to build community-based prevention capacity in two states (Tennessee and Missouri) using an Internet-based system known as interactive Getting To Outcomes® (iGTO).

Oct 1, 2009
News Release

More Support Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters

The valuable roles that nongovernmental organizations can play in helping communities recover from disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are not well-defined in federal, state or local policies. Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.

Sep 23, 2009
Report

More Support Is Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters

Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.

Sep 18, 2009
Report

Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System

Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes the extent to which patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, and assesses trends in patient safety outcomes.

Aug 24, 2009
Periodical

RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009

A section on U.S. health care reform accompanies features on piracy, education priorities, emerging technologies, and Arkansas antismoking programs; other stories discuss climate change, parolees, oil risks, Mexican security, and global drug policies.

Aug 17, 2009
News Release

RAND Gulf States to Conduct Further Study of New Orleans Residents Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Researchers from the RAND Corporation have launched an in-depth study of people who lived in New Orleans at the time of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to gain a better understanding of how they were affected by the hurricane and its aftermath.

Jul 16, 2009
Commentary

Alabama's Challenge: Better Prepared Workforce

Alabama has made significant economic progress in recent decades, attracting car manufacturers and new industrial development. The state now has an opportunity to address some systemic challenges in education, health care, and workforce development to be competitive in a global economy, writes Melissa Flournoy.

Jul 14, 2009
Journal Article

Social Capital and the Neighborhood Alcohol Environment

The authors examine whether neighborhood alcohol outlet density is associated with reduced social capital and whether this relationship is mediated by perceived neighborhood safety.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Three Evaluation Report

This report builds on the previous Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program evaluation reports, presenting findings from three years of the TEEG program. Overall, the report discusses the participation decisions of eligible schools, the implementation experiences of TEEG participants, the manner in which performance pay plans were designed, and the program's outcomes.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Promoting Mental Health Recovery After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: What Can Be Done at What Cost

Concerns about mental health recovery persist after the 2005 Gulf storms. The authors propose a recovery model and estimate costs and outcomes.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Treating Traumatized Children After Hurricane Katrina: Project Fleur-de Lis

Project Fleur-de-lis[TM] (PFDL) was established to provide a tiered approach to triage and treat children experiencing trauma symptoms after Hurricane Katrina.

Jan 1, 2009
Research Brief

Rebuilding Affordable Housing on the Gulf Coast: Lessons Learned in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina

To support development of affordable housing for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina and for the region's newcomers, researchers from the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute studied Mississippi housing and made recommendations for policymakers.

Dec 22, 2008
Commentary

Obama, Congress Can Improve FEMA, Homeland Security

In his campaign, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to rebuild the Gulf Coast — one of the country's most wounded, yet economically strategic, regions. To keep this laudable promise, he will need to make a sustained commitment not only to a national disaster recovery plan, but also a comprehensive economic development strategy for the Gulf Coast, writes Melissa Flournoy.

Dec 21, 2008
Report

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

Dec 21, 2008
Report

Effects of Student Displacement in Louisiana During the First Academic Year After the Hurricanes of 2005

In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita displaced more than one-fourth of Louisiana public school students. This article examines how these students fared in the first academic year following the storms.

Nov 14, 2008
Report

No Child Left Behind School Improvement Efforts Should Be Customized to Locale

This update to a 2007 study on provides an additional year of data on the strategies states, districts, and schools are using to implement standards-based accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and how these strategies are associated with classroom practices and student achievement in mathematics and science.

Oct 20, 2008
Commentary

Change Choices, Not Conversation

Too often we talk only about the ongoing challenges facing education, health care, transportation and economic development across the Gulf South — Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.... We need to determine new ways to work together across state lines to focus on solutions that will benefit the entire region, writes Melissa Flournoy.

Aug 24, 2008
Research Brief

Florida's Middle School Reading Coaches: What Do They Do? Are They Effective?

This research brief reports the results of a study examining the implementation and effectiveness of a middle school reading coach program in Florida.

Aug 15, 2008
Report

Supporting Literacy Across the Sunshine State: A Study of Florida Middle School Reading Coaches

Presents results from a RAND evaluation of the implementation and impact of the reading coach program in Florida middle schools.

Aug 14, 2008

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