A program that uses music, drama and dance to teach young students basic math concepts has demonstrated a significant positive effect equivalent to one to two months of learning, according to a new brief from AIR. The brief builds on the results of a randomized-controlled trial of Wolf Trap’s Early ...
In the marketplace, people with disabilities—and their families, friends, and advocates—wield considerable spending power. This underrecognized market sector offers tremendous potential to the business community. AIR and its partners created two research briefs that inform the business community in Boston and several other top metropolitan areas about the challenges faced ...
Maura Shramko is a researcher at AIR, where she examines how to create inclusive, supportive environments that promote thriving and well-being for young people and communities.
Dr. Shramko conducts research and evaluation that seeks to shift youth-serving environments by centering the strengths and perspectives of young people and communities who are ...
Two efforts that have impacted teachers across the country in recent years are state-mandated teacher evaluation and support systems and statewide adoption of new, more rigorous and focused student learning standards based on the Common Core State Standards. In this brief, AIR explores the level of alignment that exists between ...
AIR, RAND, and Mathematica are collaborating on an evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement initiative. AIR is addressing these questions: What is the impact of the NSI on student outcomes? What aspects of the NSI approach are related to impacts on students?
This draft version of the NETS for Teachers: Achievement Rubric is available online for educational technology professionals to review and provide feedback to the developers.
Did Congress make the right fixes to the rules governing funding for teaching and learning in ESSA? Kind of, according to AIR expert Jane Coggshall, in this blog post.
In 2020, AIR was contracted to conduct a descriptive study of SeriousFun camps, which aim to help children who are living with serious illnesses develop confidence, resilience, and social skills and try new things.
Brain development is critical during children's early years, yet nationally less than 50 percent of children enter Kindergarten ready to learn. AIR and Excellent Schools Detroit developed the Early Learning Scorecard, which provides families and the community with information about climate and culture as part of a high-quality early care ...
This study examines how general coping strategies mediate the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and depression. Results suggest that the use of “avoidant coping strategies” may mediate or help to explain why perceptions of racial discrimination are associated with increased depression among African American youth. ...