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Designing and Implementing Corequisite Models of Developmental Education: Findings from Texas Community Colleges

This report describes the implementation of integrated reading and writing corequisites -- a reform to developmental education that accelerates students into college-level courses, while providing academic support -- in Texas community colleges.

Feb 12, 2018
Commentary

Why Houstonians Didn't Buy Flood Insurance

Thousands of Houston-area homeowners will face massive, uninsured losses due to flood damage. Few homeowners buy flood insurance unless they are required to, and it's only mandatory for homes with mortgages located in FEMA-defined high-risk flood zones. People tend to ignore low-probability risks.

Sep 12, 2017
Report

Dual Credit Education in Texas: Interim Report

Examines the accessibility, diversity, quality, and efficiency of dual credit education programs in Texas, and proposes areas of dual credit education to investigate in the second phase of the study.

Aug 28, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Innovative Pathways Through Developmental Education and Postsecondary Success: An Examination of Developmental Math Interventions Across Texas

This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas.

Mar 15, 2017
Report

Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas

RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the state, higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.

Mar 3, 2017
Report

Report

Managing the Expansion of Graduate Education in Texas: Executive Summary

RAND researchers analyzed policies and practices that the state, higher education systems, and individual higher education institutions in Texas can use to manage the expansion of their master's, doctoral, and professional programs.

Mar 3, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Does Student Effort Respond to Incentives? Evidence from a Guaranteed College Admissions Program

This paper studies the effects of guaranteed college admission on student effort and achievement. In 1997, Texas enacted the "Top Ten Percent" law, which guarantees admission to any public college for students in the top ten percent of their high school class.

Dec 8, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Improving Communication and Resolution Following Adverse Events Using a Patient-Created Simulation Exercise

Developing a response to adverse events that is truly patient and family centered requires that all the involved stakeholders come to terms with the gap between current practice and what injured patients expect and deserve.

Nov 11, 2016
Report

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Houston, Texas

Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this brief reports on a case study on Houston, Texas.

Jul 8, 2016
Report

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

This report summarizes seven case studies to highlight innovative models and best practices that leverage local health department efforts in outreach and health insurance enrollment activities tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jul 8, 2016
Commentary

Why It's Nearly Impossible to Prove Self-Driving Cars' Safety Without a New Approach

There are arguments to be made for permitting driverless cars in some capacity even if they are not quite as safe as human drivers, because doing so may enable developers to improve them faster, and thus save more lives overall.

May 12, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Understanding the Potential of Variable Tolling to Smooth Congestion on Downstream Facilities: Applications of a Joint Time-of-Day and Route Choice Model

The aim of this research was to understand the conditions under which time-varying tolls could be used to effectively smooth congestion on a downstream, untolled roadway.

Apr 6, 2016
Report

Competency-Based Programs Are an Innovative Approach to Higher Education

Among other benefits, competency-based education programs have the potential to increase the alignment between graduate skills and employer needs, as well as address degree-completion rates by offering new pathways to students.

Oct 22, 2015
Commentary

Exploring New Approaches to Higher Education: The Expansion of Competency-Based Programs

Policymakers and educators must determine if the risks of maintaining the status quo outweigh the potential benefits of competency-based programs, especially for those students who are ill-served by the traditional higher education model.

Sep 29, 2015
Journal Article

Journal Article

Roles of Prices, Poverty, and Health in Medicare and Private Spending in Texas

Variation in private spending reflects the ability of the local population to pay for healthcare, whereas variation in Medicare is more driven by health status.

Jul 7, 2015
Report

Report

The Impact of Adopting Time-of-Day Tolling: Case Study of 183A in Austin, Texas

This study evaluates the traffic and revenue impacts of moving from a fixed toll rate on the 183A Turnpike in Texas to a toll structure that varies by time of day.

Jun 18, 2015
Research Brief

Research Brief

Planning for Higher Education Programs: Effectively Using Data and Modeling to Understand Workforce Needs

Workforce data sources provide valuable information, though no source should be used on its own. The information should be used to manage new and ongoing degree programs and for periodic strategic planning.

Apr 23, 2015
Report

Report

Using Workforce Information for Degree Program Planning in Texas

This report describes current practices in using workforce information for degree program planning, analyzes options for using workforce information, recommends promising practices, describes new data tools, and applies these tools.

Feb 11, 2015
Journal Article

Journal Article

Medicare and Private Spending Trends from 2008 to 2012 Diverge in Texas

The authors analyze 2008-2012 trends in Texas among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and enrollees in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX).

Jan 13, 2015
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

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