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Vernez, Georges; Culbertson, Shelly; Constant, Louay – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) began an ambitious reform of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's (KRI's) kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education system beginning in 2007 in an effort to modernize the curriculum, upgrade school facilities, and raise the quality of instruction. In 2010, RAND was asked to conduct a one-year study to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Access to Education
Stecher, Brian M.; Vernez, Georges – RAND Corporation, 2010
This report synthesizes findings and draws lessons about the implementation and results of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB") based primarily on two longitudinal studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Progress to date suggests that "NCLB's" ambitious goal of having 100 percent of U.S.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Academic Standards, Teacher Qualifications