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Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools
To assess progress made in the first years of Qatar's implementation of its K-12 education reform, RAND analyzed data from school-level observations, national surveys, and national student assessments. Findings reveal that the new, Independent schools had implemented many elements of the reform, that students in these schools were performing better than students in Ministry of Education schools, and that much work was still needed to enable students to meet the new, higher standards.
Reinventing Public Education
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes. Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select pr...
Making Out-of-School-Time Matter
Presents the findings of a broad-ranging literature review intended to identify, frame, and assess relevant issues concerning effective out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Drawing on recent studies the authors identify and address the level of demand for OST services, the effectiveness of offerings, what constitutes quality in OST programs, how to encourage participation, and how to build further community capacity. They make recommendations for improving the information used in policy making.
The Case of the Rand School
Excerpt from The Case of the Rand School: Contents: Manifesto; Seeking to Silence Truth; Letter of Samuel Untermyer; Story of the Rand School; The First Battle Won; From Editorial Comments Not only are they the builders of the new, but they are the critics and the accusers of the old. They put their fingers upon aws, they point out criminal incompetence in the pres ent way of doing things and they rally the workers to establish a just social system. Through its students, the Rand School has created a high and unique function for itself in the rapidly changing scheme of American life. It is a great educational power plant whose energies are dedicated to the cause of political freedom and econ...
