Catherine H. Augustine

John F. Pane

Heather L. Schwartz

Jennifer Sloan McCombs

Laura Zakaras

Paco Martorell

As part of a randomized controlled trial study assessing the effect of district-run voluntary summer programs, this second report in a series looks at how summer programs affected student performance in certain categories in fall 2013.

Ready for Fall? Near-Term Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Students' Learning Opportunities and Outcomes

Gery W. Ryan

Dominic J. Brewer

Gail L. Zellman

Charles A. Goldman

Gery Ryan

Describes the first phase (2001-2004) of Qatar's bold K-12 education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on RAND's experiences as part of this ambitious, multi-participant effort. RAND examined the existing Qatari education system, recommended options for building a world-class system, and supported implementation of the chosen option, which is based on internationally benchmarked curriculum standards and parental choice of schools.

Design and Implementation of Kâ€“12 Education Reform in Qatar

Education for a New Era

Susan J. Bodilly

Initiatives to coordinate schools, cultural institutions, community-based organizations, foundations, and/or government agencies to promote access to arts education in and outside of schools have recently developed. This study looks at the collaboration efforts of six urban communities: how they started and evolved, the kinds of organizations involved, conditions that helped and that hindered coordination, and strategies used.

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination

Kyle Siler-Evans

Jonathan Schweig

Andrew McEachin

RAND researchers assess voluntary, district-led summer learning programs for low-income, urban elementary students. This third report in a series examines student outcomes after one and two summers of programming.

Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

Learning from Summer

Catherine H. Augustine

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