AIR is conducting a rigorous evaluation of Montessori preschool programs in public schools to understand differences in student outcomes and program costs compared to other preschool models.
The Board of Directors of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has voted unanimously to add two new members to the nonprofit organization’s Board: David Kearns, former Chairman and CEO of the Xerox Corp., and Charles Lee, former Chairman and co-CEO of Verizon Communications.
Experts from AIR will participate in the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), which attracts academics, researchers and practitioners in the fields of comparative education, international development, and global and regional studies.
Two American Institutes for Research (AIR) experts who work to improve educational outcomes of students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) – Dr. Carlos Rodriguez and Dr. Tracy Gray – will lead panel discussions on STEM education during the U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012 – ...
Together with our partners, AIR has conducted the two largest studies of the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act to date: The National Longitudinal Study of the No Child Left Behind Act (NLS-NCLB) and the Study of State Implementation of NCLB (SSI-NCLB).
Educational achievement rates for students with disabilities lag behind those of their peers without disabilities. In this video interview, Rebecca Zumeta, senior researcher at AIR, explains how intensive intervention can help students with disabilities succeed academically.
The purpose of this project is to plan, research, design, and execute the annual Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a flagship report co-sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
The School District of Philadelphia, PA, is working to increase parent and family engagement by participating in a study of the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program. FAST brings families into schools and engages them in activities that build parent support, and positive parent-child and family-school relationships.
AIR is conducting a ...
The Department of Education has contracted AIR to evaluate the impact of the use of a literacy-focused workbook in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction on adult learners.