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Joint Notes Education

The joint note was a product of RAND from 1986 to 1991 that included documents published jointly with other organizations and reported outputs of sponsored research for general distribution.

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Jan 1, 1988

Indicators of literacy

This Joint Note sketches a vision of literacy for future generations that is tied not to the printed page, but rather to a formal style of language that depends on structures, procedures, and strategies for effective use of language in thinking and c...

Robert C. Calfee
Jan 1, 1987

Improving inner-city schools : current directions in urban district reform

The most promising strategies for urban districts attempting to help inner city students break the cycle of school failure, unemployment, and social disintegration will (1) build capacity at local school sites; (2) provide school autonomy and flexibi...

Jeannie Oakes
Jan 1, 1987

Alternative policy instruments

A major challenge for the next generation of policy research will be to apply the lessons of past implementation studies to building a more powerful conceptual framework and in producing more useful information for policymakers. Recent education refo...

Lorraine M. McDonnell, Richard F. Elmore
Jan 1, 1986

Choice in public education

The two fundamental questions of educational choice are whether parents and students should be given the central role in deciding what kind of education is appropriate, or whether the providers of education should be given the autonomy and flexibilit...

Richard F. Elmore