To improve services to students and families, we need information on what districts and charter management organizations are doing and plan to do to address COVID-19. From mid-May through July 2020, we are asking school district and charter management organization leaders to respond to a nationally representative survey of school ...
Since its inception, the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative has shown promise for reducing violent crime at the community level in Massachusetts. Most recently, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services contracted with AIR and WestEd to evaluate SSYI at the individual level of impact. ...
The Simulated Instruction in Mathematics Study is a pilot study of a new professional development program which leverages new technologies for virtual classroom simulation and tests its use in professional development to support strong instructional practice in middle school mathematics.
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.
This report begins by sharing data and research on the problem of minority male achievement and the narrow pipeline to STEM careers, and discusses the Model Institutions for Excellence Program and why it is ideally poised to lead the Expanding the K–16 Pool effort.
Experts from IMPAQ, an affiliate of AIR will present during several sessions at AcademyHealth’s 2021 Virtual Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference, February 16-18, 2021. AcademyHealth is a leading national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research and the professionals who produce and use it. ...
This first-of-its-kind report provides a comparison of the mathematics and science skills of 8th-grade students in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Department of Defense schools with those of their counterparts around the world.
This spotlight takes a look at the history of Title I, how the program has changed over time, and how it affects children, schools, families and education policy. Experts weigh in on the program's past and future in interviews, briefs, and blogs.
Education experts from AIR will present at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association being held April 13-18 in New York City. AIR is a platinum sponsor of the Meeting, the theme of which is “The Dreams Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education.” AIR experts will present ...
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) gave states an opportunity to permanently expand coverage from 60 days to 12 months postpartum through a State Plan Amendment (SPA) as of April 1, 2022. Building on work that started as part of the ARP National Evaluation, AIR summarized state uptake ...