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

Affordable housing recovery in three coastal counties in Mississippi heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina lags behind the pace of the rest of the housing market in the region.

Sep 27, 2007
News Release

LRA Contracts with Nationally Recognized Firm to Conduct Independent Review of Road Home Operations

Through a contract executed by the LRA, the RAND Corporation will begin working on the ground in Louisiana over the next 7-10 days to conduct an 'in-flight' review that will result in recommendations to assure that applicants to the Road Home homeowner assistance program.

Aug 24, 2007
News Release

RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Opens Office in New Orleans

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI), a division of the RAND Corporation, is expanding with the addition of a new office in the central business district of New Orleans.

Aug 20, 2007
Journal Article

Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report

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

Aug 1, 2007
News Release

RAND Study Finds Wind Insurance Costly and Scarce on Gulf of Mexico Coast

RAND Study Finds Wind Insurance Costly and Scarce on Gulf of Mexico Coast.

Jul 18, 2007
Report

Wind Insurance Costly and Scarce on Gulf of Mexico Coast

Many businesses along the Gulf of Mexico coast have had a difficult time obtaining wind insurance coverage since Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma hit in 2005 and have often ended up paying more than twice as much for the insurance as they did previously.

Jul 15, 2007
News Release

Six Emerging Scholars Receive Awards from RAND Gulf States Policy Institute for Research on Key Gulf Policy Questions

May 29, 2007 news release: Six Emerging Scholars Receive Awards from RAND Gulf States Policy Institute for Research on Key Gulf Policy Questions.

May 29, 2007
Journal Article

A Community-Based Participatory Assessment of Health Care Needs in Post-Katrina New Orleans: An Update for Community Members and Advocates

The Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in Louisiana (REACH-LA) Phase I project used community-based participatory methods to engage community members in the design, conduct, and interpretation of the results. This brief report describes the findings from the Community Discussion Groups, which affords the most direct insight into grassroots community perspectives on healthcare needs in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

May 1, 2007
Report

Lessons Learned from the Army's Response to Hurricane Katrina

The U.S. Army should change the way it plans for domestic emergencies to better support state and local first responders.

Apr 28, 2007
News Release

RAND Report Offers Ways to Help New Orleans Police Boost Recruitment, Retention of Officers

March 30, 2007 news release: RAND Report Offers Ways to Help New Orleans Police Boost Recruitment, Retention of Officers.

Mar 30, 2007
Report

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2004 and 2005

Evaluates the progress of Arkansas' seven health related programs funded by the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

Mar 26, 2007
Commentary

When Students Disappear...

Published commentary by RAND staff: When Students Disappear..., in Education Week.

Feb 21, 2007
Report

Improving Recruitment and Retention in the New Orleans Police Department

Giving junior officers pay raises they already have earned would provide the most immediate boost to the New Orleans Police Department in its effort to slow an exodus of officers that began after Hurricane Katrina hit the city.

Feb 12, 2007
Journal Article

Educational Vouchers for Universal Pre-Schools

This article provides a brief set of arguments for government funding of universal, pre-school education. It explores the applicability of a voucher plan using a regulated market approach for the funding of universal, pre-school education.

Feb 1, 2007
Journal Article

Spring 2007 TEEG Survey Results Chi-Square Analyses by Grade Level

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, 2007
Journal Article

"They Blew the Levee": Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees

Distrust of authorities, among numerous other factors, seems likely to have played a role in New Orleans residents' reactions to evacuation warnings and public health authorities' advice.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Managing the Risk of Uncertain Threshold Responses: Comparison of Robust, Optimum, and Precautionary Approaches

This study uses a simple computer simulation model to compare several alternative frameworks for decision making under uncertainty—optimal expected utility, the precautionary principle, and three different approaches to robust decision making—for addressing the challenge of adding pollution to a lake without triggering unwanted and potentially irreversible eutrophication.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Down in New Orleans

Illustrates universal vulnerability through the stories of a native New Orleans physician helping his community after Katrina and a writer turned advocate for her mentally retarded brother.

Jan 1, 2007
News Release

RAND Study Says Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically

November 29, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Says Many Louisiana Students Displaced by Hurricanes May Suffer Academically.

Nov 29, 2006
Research Brief

How the 2005 Hurricanes Affected Students in Louisiana

This research brief summarizes a study of the movements of Louisiana public school students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and of the short-term effects of these displaced students on the state's public education system.

Nov 29, 2006

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