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Rand Issues Commentary: State of Public Education in 2026 in Five Charts
August 18, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 18 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by Education and Employment Program Director Julia Kaufman, American Educator Panels Director Elizabeth Steiner, senior policy researcher Benjamin Master, and associate policy researchers Melissa Diliberti and Ashley Woo:

Kaufman, Steiner and Master are also professors of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.

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The State of Public Education in 2026 . . .

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