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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
Report

Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi

Tens of thousands of Mississippi families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by hurricanes in 2005 will have a hard time finding replacement housing in the state unless leaders in government and the private sector take action to accelerate the rebuilding of affordable housing.

May 14, 2006
Testimony

A Quiet Crisis in Transportation Finance: Options for Texas

Testimony presented before the Texas Study Commission on Transportation Finance on April 19, 2006.

Apr 17, 2006
News Release

RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Opens First Office in Jackson, Mississippi

RAND news release: RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Opens First Office in Jackson, Mississippi

Mar 20, 2006
News Release

RAND Study Estimates New Orleans Population to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008

RAND news release: RAND Study Estimates New Orleans Population to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008

Mar 15, 2006
Report

New Orleans Population Estimated to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008

The population of New Orleans will likely reach about 272,000 in September 2008 – amounting to 56 percent of the population before Hurricane Katrina struck. A key factor determining how quickly people can return to the city is the availability of housing.

Mar 10, 2006
Commentary

Health Costs of Katrina

"Published commentary by RAND staff: Health Costs of Katrina in United Press International.

Oct 11, 2005
Commentary

Healing Storm Victims' Mental Health

Published commentary by RAND staff: Healing Storm Victims' Mental Health in Newsday.

Oct 3, 2005
Commentary

Get Proactive with Disasters

Published commentary by RAND staff: Get Proactive with Disasters in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sep 27, 2005
Commentary

Prepare for Disaster

Published commentary by RAND staff: Prepare for Disaster in the United Press International.

Sep 27, 2005

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