January 10, 2023 – There is now supportive evidence that child-access-prevention laws reduce firearm homicides and self-injuries among youth, and that shall-issue concealed-carry laws and stand-your-ground laws increase levels of firearm violence, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The findings are part of a new report updating RAND’s Science of Gun Policy research synthesis, which reviewed the […]
RAND Corporation
Posted inUS
Report: Traditional U.S. Approaches to Middle East Not Working
February 23, 2021 – U.S. policies in the Middle East are built on outdated “legacy” aid packages, massive arms sales, and a disproportionate focus on the Iranian threat that fail to advance American interests—or help the region’s people—and need to be rethought, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The United States devotes an overwhelming share […]
Posted inUS
Stress was leading reason teachers quit before pandemic, and COVID has made matters worse
February 22, 2021 – Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey of nearly 1,000 former public-school teachers. Three of four former teachers said work was often or always stressful in the most recent year in which they taught in […]
Posted inCalifornia
Seismic safety upgrades may cost CA hospitals billions
March 28, 2019 – California hospitals would need to make substantial investments—between $34 billion and $143 billion statewide—to meet 2030 state seismic safety standards, according to a new RAND Corporation report. After the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, in which 11 hospitals were damaged, and eight were evacuated, the state adopted SB1953, which aims to improve hospital […]
Posted inUS
Truth Decay: Declining trust in facts, institutions imposes real-world costs on US society
Jan. 16, 2018 – Americans’ reliance on facts to discuss public issues has declined significantly in the past two decades, leading to political paralysis and collapse of civil discourse, according to a RAND Corporation report. This phenomenon, referred to as “Truth Decay,” is defined by increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring between opinion and fact, […]