We use panel-based estimators to show that California’s Supplemental School Counseling Program increased the number of counselors on staff and improved counselor to student ratios, but reduced average counselor experience
Who should control powerful AI systems, and what must be regulated to protect society?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear deterrence, posing new risks and opportunities. This paper outlines a roadmap to guide research and policy on challenges amid rising global technological rivalry
The authors of this report describe which individuals might benefit from credit for prior learning opportunities and identify useful outreach approaches that states and colleges might use to promote college credit for industry credentials
The authors assess how the U.S. Air Force develops and utilizes China-relevant expertise and identify systemic gaps that limit the service’s ability to build, sustain, and use the capabilities needed for long-term strategic competition with China
Study on national coordination of the Dutch approach to trafficking in human beings (THB), identifying governance bottlenecks and assessing the potential role of a National Coordinator in improving coherence, oversight and victim support
This report describes a series of exercises run with the Business and Civil Society scenario on the Infinite Potential platform. Players took on roles as business and civil society leaders and tackled challenges arising from artificial intelligence
This document offers a roadmap of how RAND Project AIR FORCE’s Workforce, Development, and Health program can continue to support the U.S. Space Force in its transformation to a warfighting force purpose-built to contest and control space
The authors describe the landscape of out-of-school time opportunities in Allegheny County, identifying and mapping programs in the county so that funders and others can identify neighborhoods with few programs, high numbers of youth, and great need
Using state-level opioid overdose mortality data (1999-2016), we evaluated the performance of panel data estimators for capturing time-varying impacts of state-level policies
Workshops with Los Angeles County energy and water sector leaders identified emerging climate adaptation workforce needs, emphasizing re-skilling and collaboration to build a resilient, climate-ready regional workforce
We conducted interviews with 23 patients who experienced a delayed diagnosis in one of five medical conditions. Interviews explored diagnostic trajectories, barriers to timely diagnosis, and the emotional, financial, and physical impacts of delay