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For over three decades, RAND Education has applied its expertise to almost every aspect of the education system. RAND Education's staff includes more than 50 experts from a wide range of disciplines. Sponsors of our research include government agencies, foundations, and private-sector organizations.

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The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) FORUM 2010 in Doha

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The second WISE Forum was held in Doha on December 7th, 8th and 9th, 2010, and drew leaders and decision-makers from governments, businesses, civil society, schools & universities, international institutions, NGOs, grassroots movements, top-tier media, multimedia, art and other creative communities from around the globe.

For more information on the conference and awards, please visit the RAND event information page or the conference website.

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Financial Incentives Can Improve Public Sector Performance — Aug 9, 2010

Performance-based accountability systems can improve how employees deliver public services, but evidence demonstrating how effective these systems are at achieving their performance goals is rare.

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Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations — Apr 26, 2010

Congress and the Obama administration should use the upcoming reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to promote more consistent and rigorous academic standards across states, as well as more consistent and relevant teacher qualification requirements.

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Independent Schools Adopted New Curricula and Teaching Methods Early in Qatar's Education Reform — Nov 6, 2009

As Qatar reformed its education system from 2005 to 2007, teachers at new independent schools worked together to develop curricular contents that addressed new international curriculum standards in key subjects, applied significantly more student-centered teaching methods and provided more challenging learning environments.

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Qatar

The leadership of the Arabian Gulf nation of Qatar sees education as the key to Qatar's economic and social progress. Long concerned that the country's education system was not meeting the needs of its society, the Qatari leadership approached the RAND Corporation in 2001, asking it to examine the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) education system.

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Lessons from the Field: Developing and Implementing the Qatar Student Assessment System, 2002-2006 — 2009

This report recounts the development of Qatar's internationally benchmarked standards-based assessment system, providing important lessons learned for Qatar and other countries that are seeking to implement standards-based educational reforms.