2024年11月13日 · Social equity is the fair and just management of all institutions serving the public, distribution of public services, and implementation of public policy; and the commitment to promote fairness, justice, and equity in policymaking. RAND research examines equity in schools, workplaces, and the justice system; equity in disaster preparation, response, and recovery; …

2022年1月5日 · Social scientist Melissa Finucane reviews the complex nature of social equity—including contextual, procedural, and distributional equity dimensions—and how a robust, evidence-based approach is needed to measure progress toward equity in …

2024年8月27日 · RAND research has addressed racial equity from several angles. Studies have explored such topics as disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system, unequal economic opportunities and barriers to employment for people of color, the achievement gap between minority and nonminority students, and how differences in access to quality health care can …

2024年3月19日 · Educational equity is fair and just access to the support and resources necessary to achieve a student's full academic and social potential. RAND research has examined the benefits of and access to early childhood education; education inequities that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic; teaching students with disabilities; anti-bias …

2024年10月29日 · Conduct a district-level social-emotional well-being audit and use the audit results alongside formal and informal data to drive future social-emotional well-being practices. Weave equity efforts into social-emotional wellbeing practices, and bolster supports for students of color, female teens, and LGBTQ+ students.

2021年6月17日 · The impact of interlinked physical and social systems is apparent in population health disparities related to COVID-19 outcomes. Overcrowded housing was linked to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the elderly and most vulnerable in society were at an even higher risk of infection and illness due to their reliance on care and communal living, and ...

2024年9月3日 · Jessica Welburn Paige, a behavioral and social scientist, focuses on questions of race and inequality. In this interview, she discusses how AI programs being used to monitor students for suicide risk could compromise student privacy and harm vulnerable students.

This documented briefing examines the U.S. Social Security System (SSS) against two key principles: individual equity and social adequacy. Socioeconomic differences among those who benefit from the SSS provide insight into the tradeoff between equity and adequacy under the current system.

2021年7月16日 · Cannabis Legalization and Social Equity. Some Opportunities, Puzzles, and Trade-Offs. Beau Kilmer, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Michelle Kilborn, Michelle Priest, Kristin Warren. Research Posted on rand.org Jul 16, 2021 Published in: Boston University Law Review, Volume 101, Number 3, pages 1003–1041 (May 2021)

2023年3月22日 · Recommendations address (1) how the BRIC program could evolve to track social equity outcomes in a meaningful way; (2) the value of integrated data sets and analytic methods for understanding the characteristics of communities that are applying for BRIC funding and those that are successful; and (3) the barriers disadvantaged communities face ...