The State of Public Education in 2026 in Five Charts

RAND has spent more than a decade surveying educators across the United States and has expanded this effort to include the perspectives of students and parents. Among the hundreds of survey questions we fielded this past year, the results depicted in these five charts stood out the most.

2026/8/17
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AI, China, and the New Risks to U.S. Security: Q&A with Matan Chorev

Matan Chorev is vice president and director of RAND Global and Emerging Risks. In this Q&A, he discusses some of the most consequential challenges facing the United States and the world.

2026/8/12
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Readiness and Resilience: The National Effort We Can't Delay

A Europe capable of deterring, denying, and defeating existential threats is within reach. However, achieving such resilience will require difficult conversations on security and preparedness across European NATO, as a whole.

2026/8/11
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New Models of Health-Defence Collaboration: A Shared Plan to Achieve the 100 Days Mission

Epidemic and pandemic threats are a matter of national, regional, and international security. The evolving risks demand strengthened collaboration across the health and defence communities to bring their unique expertise and resources to bear, to prepare faster and more effectively.

2026/8/11
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Why L.A.'s Homelessness Numbers No Longer Tell the Full Story

By removing the easiest-to-count subpopulation—tent dwellers—while missing the rise in hidden rough sleepers and vehicles, the LAHSA count metrics have obscured the true scale of the crisis.

2026/8/10
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Public Benefits Are a Hidden Engine of College Completion

It's often short-run financial constraints—not enough money to cover rent or food while also paying for school—that keep young adults out of the classroom. Public benefits relieve enough pressure to make enrollment possible. Once enrolled, benefits also help students stay.

2026/8/6
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Europe Could Help Get Ukraine and Russia to the Negotiating Table

Only diplomacy will end this war. But the U.S.-led process has been episodic and inconsistent. As top Trump officials remain preoccupied with Iran, European governments have an opportunity to take the initiative.

2026/7/25
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Is Summer the New Winter? It Might Be for European Health Systems

As heatwaves grow more frequent, intense, and prolonged, they are placing increasing strain on health services across Europe. Is this becoming Europe’s new normal?

2026/7/24
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Safeguarding the Future in the AI Era: Q&A with Sella Nevo

Sella Nevo focuses on developing policies to promote the safe and effective use of AI and biotechnology. His mandate at RAND: to help ensure the most pivotal technologies of our time benefit humanity rather than endanger it.

2026/7/23
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Ukraine's Winning Strategy Against Russia: Attrition

Over the last two years, Ukraine has developed an effective, if not necessarily novel, strategy of attrition: kill more Russian soldiers, faster. Ukraine's leaders use business principles to maximize both Russian casualties and economic costs.

2026/7/22
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