Contributing and working alongside Native Nations, AIR has a deep commitment to engaging communities, fostering shared vision and values, building capacity, and developing strategic alliances to achieve sustainable systems change in Indian Country.
Greta Colombi is a principal researcher at AIR with 15 years of experience in program monitoring and reporting, technical assistance, and research in both the education and the health and human services fields. Colombi is currently the deputy director of the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments. In addition ...
Join AIR and WestEd for a special panel discussion, where education practitioners and experts will showcase effective talent retention strategies linked to rapid school improvement, as well as overview strategies that federal policymakers can authorize and fund under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ...
The Better Math Teaching Network comprised high school Algebra I teachers from across New England and researchers committed to deepening and expanding student-centered instruction in high school mathematics.
Register for our upcoming webinar on October 24, 2023 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. ET, where the ReSOLV team will discuss results from this seven-year longitudinal study examining the risk factors within and across individual, school, and community contexts that underlie the root causes of violence and challenge the readiness of schools ...
Kelly Reese is a senior researcher at AIR with experience conducting mixed-methods research, leading teams of researchers, and providing analytic support to clients in content areas such as career and technical education systems and career pathways from K-12 to postsecondary with industry partnerships; college and career readiness initiatives, including programs ...
Research has shown a gap in college enrollment and degree attainment between students in rural and nonrural high schools. In Indiana, where 31 percent of high school students attend rural schools, increasing postsecondary educational attainment requires under standing and addressing the needs and challenges of rural students. This descriptive study ...
Montrischa Williams is a senior researcher with more than 10 years’ experience in educational research and technical assistance. Dr. Williams specializes in equity in higher education, STEM persistence, as well as the postsecondary pathways and transitions from high school to college of underserved students. Her methodological work is qualitative driven, ...
A strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education is becoming increasingly recognized as a key driver of opportunity. In a series of discussion-based workshops, 30 experts and thought leaders were invited to exchange ideas and develop recommendations for the future of STEM education. ...
Ellie Klein is a program director with the AIR Equity Initiative. In this role, Ellie leads our Evidence and Demonstration Hub and related Educational Equity grant competitions in order to expand the creation and use of evidence on school integration. Klein has spent the last decade working to advance racial and ...