AIR recently reviewed the approved Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility plans to identify policies and practices relevant to English learners, provided considerations based on our knowledge of research for the implementation of proposed reforms and described exemplary state and district practices. ...
Many international development programs rarely make the effort to involve disabled persons organizations as stakeholders, and as a result, fail to address the needs of people with disabilities in a strategic and inclusive manner. The purpose of the ENGAGE Project was to advance inclusive development assistance practices. Working in Pakistan, ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
The CompuPower program was developed by Kimberly Scott and her colleagues at Arizona State University to address a need for culturally responsive computing courses. AIR served as the project’s external evaluator to evaluate the CompuPower program’s impact on students’ social-emotional skills and academic achievement, as well as examine whether the ...
Learning conditions that support a well-rounded education for all students are key ingredients within state’s ESSA plans. At times, creating a positive school climate and supporting student social and emotional development can be daunting challenges. In this webinar, AIR staff introduce the Leadership Competency Self-Reflection Tool and a coaching toolkit ...
Opioid settlement dollars, cannabis tax revenue, and other funding streams have provided an opportunity for some states to consider different ways of investing in solutions to address the overdose crisis and responses to the needs of their communities. The project introduces the MAAPPS process, which seeks to support states in ...
In an effort to address gender disparities in the computer science field and promote diversity, Girls Who Code (GWC) offers two free virtual summer programs to high school students, specifically designed for female and nonbinary high school students. AIR partnered with GWC to conduct an independent evaluation of the effectiveness ...
With 30% of more than 17 million primary school-age children not in school, and 35% of those who attend school unable to master single digit subtraction by Grade 3, the Prime Minister of Pakistan declared an education emergency. The Pathways to School Success project seeks to increase on-time enrollment, retention, ...
To counter socioeconomic and structural challenges in low- and middle-income countries, governments, development agencies, and nongovernmental organizations have invested in different types of women’s empowerment collectives (WECs), including economic self-help group programs and women’s groups practicing participatory learning and action. ...
The Network to Transform Teaching (NT3) initiative is designed to (1) increase the number of candidates submitting their first certification component and (2) increase the percentage of National Board Certified Teachers in instructional leadership roles. The initiative aims to establish collaborative processes for continuous improvement in the partner sites that ...