Research to Policy Collaboration

Costs and Benefits of Teacher Retention

Education, Equity, Workforce Development

The recent pandemic has contributed to a climbing number of teacher vacancies, though retention has long been an issue. Approximately 10% of teachers leave within their first year, and 44% leave within five. This high level of attrition leads to an increasing shortage...

Web Panel: Considerations for K-12 School Choice Programs

Education, Equity

Description: School choice programs take many forms, widely varying within and across states. These myriad programs, such as charter schools, magnet schools, and voucher programs, have myriad impacts on students’ experiences and later success, and can be a tool to...

Preventing Substance Use Disorders with Prescription Opioid Labeling

Substance Use and Misuse

Prescription opioid misuse[1] can increase the risk of dependence[2] and is one driver of the opioid epidemic. From 1999 to 2020, more than 263,000 people across the country died from overdoses directly involving prescription opioids. Further, many people who use...

School Choice in K-12 Education

Education, Equity

While almost 70% of K-12 students in the U.S. continue to attend their neighborhood public school, an increasing number attend other types of schools.[a] Choice options within the public school system include magnet schools and charter schools. Most states have...

Support for People with Substance Use Disorders: Crisis and Peer Supports

Substance Use and Misuse

As the opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis with record-breaking deaths, policies that promote services for people with substance use disorders (SUDs) beyond clinics and in-patient facilities can help support treatment and recovery. Two types...

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