Mollie Rudnick

The results of the 2015 National Principal Survey show the context in which Teach For America (TFA) corps members work, how principals perceive corps members, and how principals perceive their interactions with TFA. These findings can help TFA staff provide more-tailored supports to corps members, inform professional development, and continue to build relationships with the principals of schools in which corps members serve.

For 13 programs in the ten states that received Beyond Yellow Ribbon appropriations in fiscal year 2013, RAND researchers used a case study approach to document each program s resources, activities, and intended outcomes; assess whether the programs met their stated goals; identify promising practices and areas for improvement; and suggest ways to improve the effectiveness of the programs as a whole."

Competency-based education meets students where they are academically, provides students with opportunities for choice, and awards credit for evidence of learning, not for the time students spend studying a subject. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation asked RAND to evaluate three competency-based education grants in terms of implementation, students experiences, and student performance."