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Jan 6, 2025

Estimating the Effects of Further Expanding Health Insurance Coverage to Noncitizen Populations in Connecticut

The authors estimate the effects of removing immigration status requirements for Connecticut’s Medicaid program for groups of residents by age and eligibility category, including potentially expanding a program for aged, blind, or disabled residents.
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Oct 8, 2024

Internationale ontwikkelingen in cannabisbeleid voor recreatief gebruik: Eindrapport: [International developments in cannabis policy for recreational use: Final report]

This study examines global cannabis policy changes since 2010, focusing on recreational use laws. It offers 25 policy recommendations and stresses the importance of evaluation and monitoring to prioritise public health and safety.
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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.
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Dec 6, 2023

Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Fluoride Varnish Application

Guidelines recommend that children under age six receive fluoride varnish (FV) in medical settings. However, application rates remain low. This study aimed to update understanding of barriers and facilitators to guideline concordant FV application.
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Nov 6, 2023

Identifying HIV PrEP Attributes to Increase PrEP Use Among Different Groups of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis of a Discrete Choice Experiment

Daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, although uptake remains suboptimal. This study examines preferences for PrEP use to increase its uptake.
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Nov 6, 2023

Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk and Interstate Sexual Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New England

By investigating relationships between sexual mobility and sexual transmitted infection risk factors, we found that STI history, number of sexual partners, and substance use are associated with increased odds of interstate sexual encounters.
Research

Sep 13, 2023

State Curriculum Reforms and Their Potential Contribution to Instructional System Coherence: A Case Study of Rhode Island and Tennessee

RAND researchers investigate how English language arts curriculum reforms in Rhode Island and Tennessee might be related to the adoption and use of standards-aligned curriculum materials and teachers’ perceptions of instructional system coherence.
Commentary

Jun 9, 2023

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

Massachusetts has a law to ensure ease of access to birth control pills, saying there should be no copays and women can fill a 12-month prescription at once. Infertility care has similar protections. But many health plans don't have to comply with state laws because they are “self-insured.”
Expert Insights

Feb 14, 2023

State Firearm Laws and Suicide Prevention

Testimony presented before the Vermont House Committee on Health Care on February 14, 2023.
Research

Jan 17, 2023

Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts

Vermont is interested in expanding families' subsidies for early care and education (ECE) programs. This report estimates the costs of a high-quality ECE system with a well-compensated workforce and identifies possible funding sources.
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Sep 15, 2022

Strengthening Students' Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 1)

How do elementary schools and out-of-school-time programs partner to deliver social and emotional learning to children? This cross-cutting report summarizes six case studies and highlights shared themes.
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Sep 15, 2022

Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 2)

This case study explores how the Russell Elementary School and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester partnered in Boston to provide social and emotional learning enrichment off campus as part of the school day.

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Estimating the Effects of Further Expanding Health Insurance Coverage to Noncitizen Populations in Connecticut

Internationale ontwikkelingen in cannabisbeleid voor recreatief gebruik: Eindrapport: [International developments in cannabis policy for recreational use: Final report]

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

Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Fluoride Varnish Application

Identifying HIV PrEP Attributes to Increase PrEP Use Among Different Groups of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis of a Discrete Choice Experiment

Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk and Interstate Sexual Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New England

State Curriculum Reforms and Their Potential Contribution to Instructional System Coherence: A Case Study of Rhode Island and Tennessee

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

State Firearm Laws and Suicide Prevention

Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts

Strengthening Students' Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 1)

Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 2)

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Estimating the Effects of Further Expanding Health Insurance Coverage to Noncitizen Populations in Connecticut

Internationale ontwikkelingen in cannabisbeleid voor recreatief gebruik: Eindrapport: [International developments in cannabis policy for recreational use: Final report]

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

Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Fluoride Varnish Application

Identifying HIV PrEP Attributes to Increase PrEP Use Among Different Groups of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis of a Discrete Choice Experiment

Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk and Interstate Sexual Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New England

State Curriculum Reforms and Their Potential Contribution to Instructional System Coherence: A Case Study of Rhode Island and Tennessee

Your Health Insurance May Not Be As Good As Your State Requires—and It's Perfectly Legal

State Firearm Laws and Suicide Prevention

Vermont Early Care and Education Financing Study: Estimated Costs, Financing Options, and Economic Impacts

Strengthening Students' Social and Emotional Skills: Lessons from Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 1)

Expanding Social and Emotional Learning Beyond the School Walls in Boston: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 2)

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