Experts from AIR will be featured prominently at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, being held April 5-9, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. AIR is the platinum sponsor for the event. Built around the theme “Leveraging Education Research in a 'Post-Truth' Era: Multimodal Narratives to Democratize Evidence,” the ...
Twelve years after federal policy first tried to chip away at the problem of unequal access to teacher quality through No Child Left Behind, the field continues to grapple with this complex issue. In this blog post, Jane Coggshall describes the highlights of a recent AIR event where experts discussed ...
A study of long-term outcomes for families entering shelters and other housing programs found that more than half still didn’t have stable residences after 30 months.
Allison Dymnicki, a researcher at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), has been awarded the Emory L. Cowen Dissertation Award for the Promotion of Wellness by the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), a division of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Etai Mizrav, Ph.D., is a senior researcher in the Educators and Instruction Program Area at AIR. His primary responsibilities include developing research and supporting states and districts with bridging research and practice to address educational inequality and promote equity in education systems. Dr. Mizrav’s research investigates 21st-century drivers of educational inequality ...
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 ...
For people with disabilities, does attaining educational success equal to that of their non-disabled peers ensure opportunities for financial independence and success? The current research does not describe the income difference between people with disabilities and their non-disabled counterparts in full-time employment by educational level, nor does it describe the ...
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.
Amanda Danks is a senior researcher at AIR with extensive experience supporting investigations aimed at enhancing equity and opportunity for learners of all backgrounds and abilities. Dr. Danks is the associate director of the Economic Evaluation of Policies and Programs (EEPP) Methods Hub at AIR, that ensures all economic evaluations ...
On June 7, 2023, The COVID-19 and Equity in Education (CEE) initiative hosted the second Research Spotlight webinar of this series, a discussion with two researchers from the University of California–Davis about research approaches to Black girls’ well-being and Latino academic resilience.