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Long, Unpredictable Delays Found in Louisiana ‘The Road Home’ Grants to Homeowners

Louisiana homeowners who sought federally-funded grants through “The Road Home” program for homes damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had to wait more than eight months on average to receive grants.

May 27, 2008
Research Brief

Road Home Program Leaves Many Homeowners Waiting

This research brief reports on a study of the Road Home program's timeliness in making grants to homeowners after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The authors recommend focusing on stalled applications and coordinating efforts to speed the process.

May 19, 2008
Report

Long, Unpredictable Delays Found in Louisiana `The Road Home' Grants to Homeowners

Louisiana homeowners who sought federally-funded grants through “The Road Home” program for homes damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had to wait more than eight months on average to receive grants.

May 5, 2008
Announcement

Melissa Flournoy Named Director of RAND Gulf States Policy Institute

Founding president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) Melissa Flournoy has agreed to become director of the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI). She will assume leadership of RGSPI May 19 and will be based in the New Orleans office.

Mar 18, 2008
Journal Article

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.: Systemic Responses to High Stakes Accountability Policies in Six Southern States

Our focus for this article is on school district level responses to HSA reforms that could produce positive changes in teaching and learning. We set out to determine whether a district effect was present in the implementation of HSA systems in six southern states and whether that effect was accompanied by the types of activities previously identified in the research literature as being associated with changes in teaching and learning and student achievement.

Feb 1, 2008
Journal Article

Alcohol and Tobacco Marketing Evaluating Compliance with Outdoor Advertising Guidelines

Tobacco billboards were outlawed in 1999, but over 25% of tobacco ads in Louisiana do not comply. In Los Angeles, 37% of alcohol ads and 25% of tobacco ads were within 500 feet of a school, playground, or church, in violation of advertisers pledges.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

Alcohol Availability and Neighborhood Characteristics in Los Angeles, California and Southern Louisiana

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between alcohol availability types and community characteristics in randomly selected census tracts in Southern California and Southeastern Louisiana.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

Alcohol Outlet Density and Alcohol Consumption in Los Angeles County and Southern Louisiana

Assesses the relationship between alcohol availability and consumption in Los Angeles county and southern Louisiana, U.S.A. Alcohol outlet density was associated with the quantity of consumption among drinkers in Louisiana but not in Los Angeles

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report

This report presents findings from the first-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Two Evaluation Report

This report presents findings from the second year of a multi-year evaluation of the TEEG program and preliminary findings about the design and implementation of the DATE program.

Jan 1, 2008
Report

An Economic Redevelopment Plan for New Orleans

New Orleans should craft a comprehensive economic redevelopment plan that combines public- and private-sector funding with a centralized structure. Total operating costs could run between $2 million and $3 million per year.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

School Attendance and District and School Size

In this paper, the authors focus explicitly on both district size and school size and look at a particular aspect of educational output.

Jan 1, 2008
Report

Repair and Replacement of Affordable Housing Lags in Mississippi's Post-Katrina Recovery

While construction permits have been issued for approximately 60 percent of the housing damaged by Hurricane Katrina, repair and replacement of multi-unit housing significantly lags behind repair and replacement of single-family homes in three coastal counties in Mississippi heavily damaged by the hurricane.

Dec 31, 2007
News Release

RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Awards Grants for Regional Policy Research

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute has awarded $466,748 in grants to support four research projects on topics that will stimulate evidence-based policy direction for the Gulf States region.

Dec 17, 2007
Research Brief

Assessing Progress in Rebuilding the Housing Market in Mississippi in the Wake of Katrina

This research brief summarizes a study showing that Hurricane Katrina's damage compounded an affordable-housing shortage and that recovery has been uneven and will take at least another three years with a total estimated cost of more than $4 billion.

Dec 3, 2007
News Release

RAND Study Recommends Public-Private Partnership and Strategic Approach to Redeveloping New Orleans' Economy

New Orleans should craft a comprehensive economic redevelopment plan that combines public- and private-sector funding with a centralized structure.

Nov 28, 2007
News Release

Schools Not Sustaining Mental Health Aid to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.

Oct 18, 2007
Research Brief

Schools Not Sustaining Mental Health Aid to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.

Oct 8, 2007
News Release

RAND Receives $1.2 Million Grant for New Orleans Mental Health Project

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the RAND Corporation a $1.2 million grant for a two-year project to help develop improved, culturally appropriate mental health services in New Orleans.

Oct 2, 2007
Research Brief

What Progress Is Mississippi Making in Rebuilding Its Affordable Housing Stock After Katrina?

This fact sheet summarizes key findings of a comprehensive quantitative assessment of both the extent and nature of Hurricane Katrina damage to the housing stock in Mississippi's coastal counties and progress that has been made toward recovery.

Oct 1, 2007

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