Personalized learning is often equated with individual learning using technology. Yet for many students, learning on their own may not effectively meet their needs. The aim of this study was to explore racial differences in experiences and benefits associated with collaboration.
When teachers learn, students learn. For decades, AIR has conducted studies of teacher professional learning and helped practitioners use evidence to develop, implement, test, and scale professional learning programs.
The AIR Equity Initiative is investing its time, expertise, and financial resources into reimagining policing and public safety in the United States. In this blog post, Senior Program Officer Shakira Munden describes our how these AIR-funded grants will help shape a new vision of justice.
AIR is launching a nationally representative survey to better understand how school districts and charter management organizations (CMOs) are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 is being sent to leaders at 2,500 school districts and 260 CMOs, starting next week. ...
Providing educators with additional feedback on their performance had a positive effect on student achievement in mathematics, but no statistically significant effect on reading/English language arts, finds a new study report examining the effects and implementation of a two-year intervention led by AIR on behalf of the U.S. Department of ...
Reducing chronic absence goes hand in hand with cultivating positive conditions for learning. This brief discusses how education leaders, community partners and policymakers can use chronic absence data to address inequities and improve student outcomes.
As part of the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Building Evidence of Effectiveness project, IMPAQ provided ongoing technical assistance and support to improve the quality and rigor of educator effectiveness program evaluations. (IMPAQ was acquired by AIR in 2020.)
City Year has developed and widely implemented its Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) services. WSWC includes academic, social, and emotional services that are designed to help students develop the skills they need to navigate and complete high school. AIR and MDRC conducted an evaluation of WSWC services in 22 middle schools in ...