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 purpose of the Logistics and Tribal Support project is to provide logistical and administrative support to the Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch and initiatives related to the Center for Mental Health Initiatives.
Response to intervention (RTI) is a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and reduce behavioral problems. Dia Jackson describes the importance of implementing RTI with fidelity and how she provides coaching and professional development to schools so that they see gains in student achievement. ...
The School Improvement Grant program awarded grants to states that agreed to implement one of four school intervention models—transformation, turnaround, restart, or closure—in their lowest-performing schools. This final report builds on the earlier briefs and report by including an additional year of data and by examining whether receipt of SIG ...
The bachelor's degree has been seen as the doorway to the middle class for most Americans, but the recent rise of sub-baccalaureate credentials has been transforming higher education. In this video series, "Breakthroughs in Education and Social Mobility," expert Mark Schneider examines the value of such credentials. ...
Ke Wang is a researcher at AIR, with expertise in education statistics, survey data analysis, and technical writing. She currently serves as task leader and quantitative analyst for the Annual Reports and Information Staff (ARIS) program, which provides specialized statistical support to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). In ...
Elisabeth Davis is a principal researcher at AIR. Dr. Davis’s expertise includes college access and readiness, experimental and quasi-experimental design, and quantitative statistical methodology. She has collaborated on several projects in a variety of roles since joining AIR. Her most recent roles have been as principal investigator of a study ...
Evaluation systems appear to be one of the most rapidly changing policy issues affecting teachers in recent years. This paper provides a brief synopsis of the process of dissecting the evaluation system.
Angelina KewalRamani oversees all phases of the development and analysis of topical and annual reports for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Prior to her work with AIR, she was a research analyst and task leader at Mathematica Policy Research.
A shared vision for using 21st CCLC funds as a platform for improving the lives of students and families, and for contributing to community cohesion, is an important precursor to leveraging the full potential of community and school partnerships.