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Social and Emotional Learning in U.S. Schools: Findings from CASEL's Nationwide Policy Scan and the American Teacher Panel and American School Leader Panel Surveys. Research Report. RR-A1822-2
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Alexandra Skoog-Hoffman; Asher A. Miller; Rista C. Plate; Duncan C. Meyers; Andrew S. Tucker; Gabrielle Meyers; Melissa Kay Diliberti; Heather L. Schwartz; Megan Kuhfeld; Robert J. Jagers; Lakeisha Steele; Justina Schlund – RAND Corporation, 2024
A large body of evidence indicates that well-implemented social and emotional learning (SEL) programs improve academic, social, and emotional outcomes for students and educators. Education policy has the potential to influence the high-quality implementation of SEL, from the school district, to the school, to the classroom. Before and during the…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, State Policy, Educational Policy, Program Implementation
Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: Findings from the American Teacher Panel. Research Brief. RB-A397-1
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Doss, Christopher Joseph – RAND Corporation, 2020
More than ever, schools across the United States and around the globe are embracing social and emotional learning (SEL) to assist students in adopting these skills and many other interpersonal (e.g., teamwork, leadership) and intrapersonal (e.g., self-regulation, resilience) capabilities. This dedication to SEL is well supported by research.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Well Being
Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in American Schools and Classrooms: Findings from the American Teacher Panel. Research Report. RR-A397-1
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Doss, Christopher Joseph – RAND Corporation, 2020
RAND researchers present results from a spring 2019 survey of a nationally representative sample of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) public school teachers about their approaches to supporting students' social and emotional learning (SEL) and the factors that might influence those approaches. The authors explore teachers' SEL practices,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Well Being, Faculty Development, State Standards
Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes. Research Report. RR-2303-BRAF
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Kaufman, Julia H.; Cannon, Jill S.; Culbertson, Shelly; Hannan, Margaret; Hamilton, Laura S.; Meyers, Sophie – RAND Corporation, 2018
Louisiana has received recent attention for some of its new education policies and promising early results. In this report, RAND researchers provide an in-depth description of Louisiana's approach to improving student outcomes since 2012. The authors examine how the state has used various policy levers -- including mandates, resource alignment,…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Hawai'i P-3 Initiative: Findings from the First Year of the Evaluation. Technical Report
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Zellman, Gail L.; Kilburn, M. Rebecca – RAND Corporation, 2011
Recent efforts to improve K-12 educational outcomes have had mixed success. One possible reason is that many students entering kindergarten lack the basic skills to succeed in school. In 2007, with support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Hawai'i launched its P-3 (preschool through third-grade) initiative, the early childhood component of the…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Emergent Literacy
Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System. Research Brief
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Gonzalez, Gabriella; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Broer, Markus; Mariano, Louis T.; Froemel, J. Enrique; Goldman, Charles A.; DaVanzo, Julie – RAND Corporation, 2009
Analysis of Qatar's standards-based student assessment system, the first in the region, offers several lessons for other nations instituting similar reforms. These include the need to coordinate on standards and assessment development, allow sufficient time for a fully aligned assessment, and communicate about the purposes and uses of testing.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students
Hours of Opportunity, Volume 3: Profiles of Five Cities Improving After-School Programs through a Systems Approach. Technical Report
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McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Bodilly, Susan J.; Orr, Nate; Scherer, Ethan; Constant, Louay; Gershwin, Daniel – RAND Corporation, 2010
High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, After School Programs, Grants, Data
Hours of Opportunity, Volume 2: The Power of Data to Improve After-School Programs Citywide. Monograph
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McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Orr, Nate; Bodilly, Susan J.; Naftel, Scott; Constant, Louay; Scherer, Ethan; Gershwin, Daniel – RAND Corporation, 2010
High-quality out-of-school-time (OST) programs have a positive effect on youth development, but many cities have found it difficult to address the challenges of expanding and improving the quality of programs offered to underserved and high-need students. In response, The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Management Information Systems, Financial Support, Data
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar. Technical Report Summary
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Augustine, Catherine H.; Krop, Cathy – RAND Corporation, 2008
Qatar is experiencing previously unprecedented social and economic development, linked to increased participation in the global market. Growing employment opportunities for Qatari nationals require greater attention to post-secondary education and the development of specific high-demand skills. Since the 1970s, Qatar has complemented its…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Postsecondary Education, Social Change, Needs Assessment
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar. Technical Report
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Augustine, Catherine H.; Krop, Cathy – RAND Corporation, 2008
Qatar is experiencing previously unprecedented social and economic development, linked to increased participation in the global market. Growing employment opportunities for Qatari nationals require greater attention to post-secondary education and the development of specific high-demand skills. Since the 1970s, Qatar has complemented its…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Postsecondary Education, Social Change, Needs Assessment