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Commentary
When Students Disappear...
Published commentary by RAND staff: When Students Disappear..., in Education Week.
Feb 21, 2007
Report
Improving Recruitment and Retention in the New Orleans Police Department
Giving junior officers pay raises they already have earned would provide the most immediate boost to the New Orleans Police Department in its effort to slow an exodus of officers that began after Hurricane Katrina hit the city.
Feb 12, 2007
Journal Article
Educational Vouchers for Universal Pre-Schools
This article provides a brief set of arguments for government funding of universal, pre-school education. It explores the applicability of a voucher plan using a regulated market approach for the funding of universal, pre-school education.
Feb 1, 2007
Journal Article
Spring 2007 TEEG Survey Results Chi-Square Analyses by Grade Level
This report presents findings from the first-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
"They Blew the Levee": Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Distrust of authorities, among numerous other factors, seems likely to have played a role in New Orleans residents' reactions to evacuation warnings and public health authorities' advice.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Managing the Risk of Uncertain Threshold Responses: Comparison of Robust, Optimum, and Precautionary Approaches
This study uses a simple computer simulation model to compare several alternative frameworks for decision making under uncertainty—optimal expected utility, the precautionary principle, and three different approaches to robust decision making—for addressing the challenge of adding pollution to a lake without triggering unwanted and potentially irreversible eutrophication.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Down in New Orleans
Illustrates universal vulnerability through the stories of a native New Orleans physician helping his community after Katrina and a writer turned advocate for her mentally retarded brother.
Jan 1, 2007
News Release
RAND Study Says Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically
November 29, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Says Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically.
Nov 29, 2006
Research Brief
How the 2005 Hurricanes Affected Students in Louisiana
This research brief summarizes a study of the movements of Louisiana public school students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and of the short-term effects of these displaced students on the state's public education system.
Nov 29, 2006
Report
Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically
The vast majority of the 200,000 Louisiana students displaced from their public schools by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita missed weeks or more of school, and most did not return to their original schools by the end of the 2005-06 school year. As a result, many may experience long-term academic problems.
Nov 27, 2006
News Release
RAND Study Finds Most Schools Fail to Fully Adopt Reform Models Designed to Boost Student Achievement
November 9, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Most Schools Fail to Fully Adopt Reform Models Designed to Boost Student Achievement.
Nov 9, 2006
News Release
Greer Sullivan Appointed Associate Director of RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
October 31, 2006 News Release: Greer Sullivan Appointed Associate Director of RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
Oct 31, 2006
News Release
Governor Barbour Announces Project to Extend Study of Gulf Coast Housing Needs
October 24, 2006 News Release: Governor Barbour Announces Project to Extend Study of Gulf Coast Housing Needs.
Oct 24, 2006
News Release
RAND Report Stresses Importance of Advanced Planning for Flood Recovery
October 23, 2006 News Release: RAND Report Stresses Importance of Advanced Planning for Flood Recovery.
Oct 23, 2006
Report
Advanced Planning Important for Flood Recovery
Experience shows that communities recover fastest from major floods when all levels of government and the private sector work together to prepare coordinated response plans ahead of time.
Oct 18, 2006
Research Brief
Preparing for Future Floods: Analyzing Reconstruction Pathways from Past Floods Can Help
This fact sheet summarizes a study of approaches to reconstruction that followed previous flooding disasters as a way to glean lessons for dealing with the aftermath of Katrina and of future floods.
Oct 18, 2006
News Release
Lynn E. Davis Appointed Director of RAND Washington Office
September 19, 2006 News Release: Lynn E. Davis Appointed Director of RAND Washington Office.
Sep 19, 2006
Commentary
Mississippi Comeback
Published commentary by RAND staff: Mississippi Comeback, in the Los Angeles Times.
Aug 20, 2006
News Release
RAND Report Says Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding of Affordable Housing in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi
June 8, 2006 News Release: RAND Report Says Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding of Affordable Housing in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi.
Jun 8, 2006
Report
Improving the Achievement of Tennessee Students
The scores of Tennessee students on standard achievement tests are below the national average. To help improve performance, the state should lower class sizes in the elementary grades, raise the proportion of children in public pre-kindergarten programs, and more.
May 19, 2006

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