Academic Achievement

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Mar 20, 2025

Microschools as an Emerging Education Model: Implications for Research and Evaluation

The authors provide an overview of the microschooling landscape and articulate key design considerations so that future studies can be designed to support valid and trustworthy inferences about microschool impacts.
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Dec 19, 2024

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

In this report, authors outline the data available to study the academic performance of students who use K–12 Education Savings Accounts—publicly funded accounts typically established for parents who opt not to enroll their children in public schools.
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Dec 11, 2024

American Mathematics Educator Study: 2024 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

This technical report presents information about the sample, survey instruments, and resultant data for the 2024 American Mathematics Educator Study surveys administered to principals and teachers in spring 2024 via the American Educator Panels.
Video

Nov 13, 2024

Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in Algebra Teaching and Learning: Findings from the American Mathematics Educator Study

RAND researchers share new data on who has access to algebra in 8th and 9th grade. Discussants reflect on these findings and their implications, as well as the steps that might be taken to improve inequities in algebra teaching and learning.
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Nov 11, 2024

Universal Early Childhood Education and Care for Toddlers and Achievement Outcomes in Middle Childhood

We estimate the effects of expansion of universal early childhood education to all 1- and 2-year-olds in Norway on achievement tests in 5th grade. Findings suggest that wider access to early learning has the potential to reduce education inequality.
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Oct 2, 2024

Spillover Effects of Specialized High Schools

We find specialized high schools disproportionately enrolled white and high achieving students. They became more representative of school districts over time, and recently opened specialized schools had positive spillovers on achievement.
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Oct 2, 2024

Beyond Teachers: Estimating Individual School Counselors' Effects on Educational Attainment

This paper uses the quasi-random assignment of counselors and finds that counselors vary substantially in their effectiveness at increasing high school graduation and college attendance, selectivity, and persistence.
Research

Sep 23, 2024

The Evolution of Veteran Educational Attainment Gaps Over the Life Cycle

We investigate the life-cycle attainment of veterans relative to nonveterans and find that, over time, veterans closed large gaps in degree attainment on average and female and minority veterans exceeded the attainment of similar nonveterans.
Video

Sep 6, 2024

The Math Equity Equation: Rethinking Tracking to = High Probability of Success in Math for All K–12 Students

RAND researchers, along with discussants from two states, discuss one way many U.S. public schools try to ensure all children have equitable and rigorous learning opportunities in mathematics: tracking — or grouping students by achievement level.
Research

Jun 13, 2024

The Impacts and Experiences of Corequisite Remediation for Latino Students

This paper leverages findings from a randomized control trial in five Texas colleges to examine Latino student experiences and academic outcomes when assigned to corequisite remediation, a new approach to supporting students in college courses.
Research

Apr 24, 2024

Networks for School Improvement Evaluation—Networks and Intermediaries: Data Sources and Methodology

This report provides an overview of the sample, data, and methodology used in the analysis of 25 school networks designed to address educational disparities among Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty.
Research

Apr 24, 2024

Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—Networks and Intermediaries: Interim Report

RAND researchers explore how intermediaries use school networks and continuous improvement processes to address disparities in high school graduation and college enrollment rates among Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty.

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Microschools as an Emerging Education Model: Implications for Research and Evaluation

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

American Mathematics Educator Study: 2024 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in Algebra Teaching and Learning: Findings from the American Mathematics Educator Study

Universal Early Childhood Education and Care for Toddlers and Achievement Outcomes in Middle Childhood

Spillover Effects of Specialized High Schools

Beyond Teachers: Estimating Individual School Counselors' Effects on Educational Attainment

The Evolution of Veteran Educational Attainment Gaps Over the Life Cycle

The Math Equity Equation: Rethinking Tracking to = High Probability of Success in Math for All K–12 Students

The Impacts and Experiences of Corequisite Remediation for Latino Students

Networks for School Improvement Evaluation—Networks and Intermediaries: Data Sources and Methodology

Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—Networks and Intermediaries: Interim Report

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Academic Achievement

Academic Achievement

Math Teachers' Efforts Can Really Add Up

A Four-Day School Week? Here Are the Costs and Benefits

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Microschools as an Emerging Education Model: Implications for Research and Evaluation

The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes

American Mathematics Educator Study: 2024 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in Algebra Teaching and Learning: Findings from the American Mathematics Educator Study

Universal Early Childhood Education and Care for Toddlers and Achievement Outcomes in Middle Childhood

Spillover Effects of Specialized High Schools

Beyond Teachers: Estimating Individual School Counselors' Effects on Educational Attainment

The Evolution of Veteran Educational Attainment Gaps Over the Life Cycle

The Math Equity Equation: Rethinking Tracking to = High Probability of Success in Math for All K–12 Students

The Impacts and Experiences of Corequisite Remediation for Latino Students

Networks for School Improvement Evaluation—Networks and Intermediaries: Data Sources and Methodology

Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative—Networks and Intermediaries: Interim Report

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