The Equity in Education Dashboard, developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is an interactive collection of data and resources on equity in education. The dashboard provides federal agencies and others with unprecedented access to compiled federal data on educational equity in the United ...
Contingent faculty—that is, full- and part-time instructors not on the tenure track—now comprise the majority of all faculty at U.S. colleges and universities. The first of a two-part series, the goal of this brief is to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the landscape surrounding changes to the academic workforce, ...
Accurately measuring school climate helps schools identify areas of improvement and choose evidence-based interventions for effecting positive change. Read what our researchers are finding out about how learning environments affect whether students feel—and are—safe, connected, supported, and challenged. ...
Rural educators in the Northeast Region are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. For the implementation to be successful, teachers reported needing more time to collaborate and increased access to high-quality curricula and professional development opportunities.
From India and Laos to school districts in California, our research, resources, and multimedia provide insight into a wide array of topics across the U.S. and around the world. Explore highlights from our 2017 work.
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.
The Condition of Education 2014, the latest edition of a congressionally mandated annual report on the developments and trends in all levels of U.S. education, finds that about 11 percent of undergraduates take distance education courses exclusively. AIR played a major role in producing the report, which is published by ...
In response to statistics that show about a quarter of undergraduate women report being the victim of sexual assault or misconduct since beginning college, AIR has developed a collection of guides and online training for college campus health staff caring for students who have experienced sexual assault and other trauma. ...