![PRGS Is Accepting Applications PRGS commencement](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner_4.img.jpg/1349319869189.jpg)
Pardee RAND Graduate School is now accepting applications for enrollment into the 2013 entering class. The application period runs through January 10, 2013. Learn more about PRGS and its Ph.D. degree program before you apply. Attend an information session online or at various locations. Read More »
![Measuring Teacher Effectiveness a teacher and a student standing at a blackboard](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner.img.jpg/1349099236301.jpg)
Many personal, family, and neighborhood factors contribute to a student's academic performance, but a large body of research suggests that, among school-related factors, teachers matter most. A new RAND Education website features fact sheets, blog posts, research briefs, and more on measuring teacher effectiveness. Read More »
![Politics Aside 2012 a photo from Politics Aside 2010](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner_2.img.jpg/1349701866802.jpg)
Set Politics Aside and join world and business leaders, journalists from Thomson Reuters, and RAND researchers in thought-provoking conversations with audience participation. Sessions will address the challenges of financial regulation, insurgency and terrorism, nascent democracy, poverty, and rising health care costs. Read More »
![Latest <em>RAND Review</em>: Looking Beyond the 2012 U.S. Election RAND Review fall 2012 cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner_3.img.jpg/1348248700270.jpg)
This RAND Review focuses on nine key issues in the U.S. presidential election: income inequality, health care costs, immigration reform, energy options, education, al Qaeda, Iraq, Middle East democratization, and China. Other stories cover the California courts, calorie counting, and elections spanning the globe. RAND Review »
![Retail Clinics Play Growing Role in Health Care Marketplace a man getting his arm wrapped in a retail health clinic](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner_0.img.jpg/1347379925007.jpg)
Retail clinics provide treatment for acute conditions like bronchitis as well as vaccinations and other preventive care. With the role of retail clinics expanding and U.S. health care entering a dynamic period of change, it is important to consider what we know about this emerging health care setting. Read More »
![A Year After Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Folks at Freedom Plaza, at the rally to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” in support of gays in the military. Washington, DC, photo by M.V. Jantzen/Flickr.com](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121010013452im_/http://www.rand.org/content/rand/_jcr_content/parTopLeft/featured-at-rand/banner_1.img.jpg/1348152640285.jpg)
Last year's repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell meant that military accessions, promotions, separations, and assignments would be made without regard to sexual orientation. As we mark this historic change, it seems appropriate to remember how it took place and assess what has transpired over the past year. Read More »